Frances Mary Albrier was a political and civil rights leader in the Bay Area. Albrier was raised in Tuskegee, Alabama and earned her bachelor’s degree from Howard University in 1920. During World War II, she was the first black woman hired at the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California. She became politically active in the 1930s and was elected to the Alameda County and California County Democratic Central Committees. She advocated for employment opportunities for African Americans and was the recipient of the NAACP’s Fight for Freedom Award in 1954. In this interview, Albrier discusses her childhood in Tuskegee, Howard University, her move to Berkeley, her fifty-year career in politics, and her experience in civil rights groups and women’s organizations.
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Frances Mary Albrier: Determined Advocate for Racial Equality
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Albrier, Frances Mary. "Frances Mary Albrier: Determined Advocate for Racial Equality." Interview by Malca Chall in 1977 and 1978. Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1979. Interview date(s) 1977
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