A Driving Force At Ford
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AACHM Oral History: Essie Shelton
Essie Shelton was born in Mississippi in 1930 and moved to Ann Arbor with her father in 1946. She recalls her experience entering an integrated high school for the first time and how she came to fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming a licensed practical nurse at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Essie also met her husband at the hospital and together they raised three children.
Mrs. Parsons and Mrs. Graham At The Links Inc Exhibit At The Clements Library, June 1980 Photographer: Larry E. Wright
Year:
1980
Ann Arbor News, June 9, 1980
Caption:
Mrs. G. Parsons and Mrs. Jonathan Graham look over a display at the Clements Library
Virginia Ellis, Links Inc Exhibit At The Clements Library, June 1980 Photographer: Larry E. Wright
Year:
1980
A Visit With Lola Jones: Soul Of The Show
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Former Director, Teacher Ellis Dies
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View Display At Library: 200 Attend Salute To Links
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Scholar, Tutor, Pioneering Black Woman Dies
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AACHM Oral History: Barbara Meadows
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Barbara Meadows was born October 1, 1933, in Albion, Michigan, and spent her childhood in Inkster, Michigan, before moving to Ann Arbor in her youth. She attended Talladega College in Alabama, followed by Smith College, where she earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work. Ms. Meadows worked in the University of Michigan Neuropsychiatric Institute and worked for several years in the Ann Arbor Public Schools. She has been a leader or founder of several community-based organizations and served on numerous boards including the University Musical Society Board, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, Washtenaw Community College, and the Peace Neighborhood Center. She was appointed to Ann Arbor’s Human Relations Committee in the 1960s.