Frances Albrier marching in the “Don’t Buy Where You Can’t Work” crusade in Berkeley, Calif.
Racism and discrimination prevented Albrier from securing employment as a nurse, but she was able to secure a job with the Pullman Company as a maid and become active in a labor union. Almost from the beginning of her association with labor, she became active in a series of campaigns to challenge discrimination and social injustice wherever it reared its ugly head, including marching against stores and companies that refused to hire people of color.
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