Marian Kramer

Marian Kramer (born 1944 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a civil rights, poverty, and labor activist based in Detroit, Michigan.[1][2][3]

Marian Kramer
Born1944
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Welfare and Civil Rights Activist; Co-chair of the National Civil Rights Union
OrganizationNational Civil Rights Union
SpouseGeneral Gordon Baker Jr. (1979-2014†)

Family and childhood

Early life

Kramer has been involved with the Civil Rights Movement since childhood, when she attended community meetings and rallies with family members.[4] While studying at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Kramer further immersed herself in the Civil Rights Movement.[3] She is the recipient of numerous awards for community service. In 2004, Kramer was awarded an Alston/Bannerman Fellowship, a fellowship for esteemed, long-time community activists of color.[4] She was interviewed for the Global Feminisms Project on March 5, 2004.[5]

Marriage and children

In 1979 Marian Kramer married General Gordon Baker Jr (1941-2014†), a prominent labor organizer and activist. Together they have five children.[6]

Activism

Marian Kramer has been a large part of the welfare and civil rights movements since the early 1960s.[2] Kramer worked for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) as an organizer for their voter registration campaign.[3] She currently serves as the cochair of the National Welfare Rights Union, an organization she founded with her peers.[3][4]

Organizational Affiliations

Organizations Co-Founded

Publications

Kramer, M. (1994). Remarks on the National Welfare Rights Union. Social Justice, 21(1 (55)), 9-11.

References
  1. Philp, Drew (2017-07-20). "No water for poor people: the nine Americans who risked jail to seek justice". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  2. Govenar, Alan B. (2007). Untold Glory: African Americans in Pursuit of Freedom, Opportunity, and Achievement. Harlem Moon/Broadway Books. ISBN 9780767921176.
  3. Dujon, Diane; Withorn, Ann (1996). For Crying Out Loud: Women's Poverty in the United States. South End Press. ISBN 9780896085299.
  4. "Transcript of Maureen Taylor and Marian Kramer Interviewer: Jennifer Lyle" (PDF).
  5. Written at U.S.A.. "Global Feminisms Comparative Case Studies of Women's Activism and Scholarship: Transcript of Maureen Taylor and Marian Kramer, Interviewer: Jennifer Lyle" (PDF). Global Feminisms Project. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. March 5, 2004. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  6. Feeley, Dianne (30 November 2001). "A Revolutionary in the Auto Plant: In Remembrance of General Baker (1941-2014)". Solidarity. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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