Marian Kramer

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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†)

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

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. ISSN 0261-3077
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  4. ^ a b c "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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