| Title: |
Annie B. Sawyer
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
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| Collection: |
Long Beach Area History: Community Builders
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| Description: |
Annie B. Sawyer came to Long Beach in 1936 when there was only one apartment building where African Americans could live. She found employment opportunities outside of domestic service to be limited, but she became successful representing the Black owned Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Speaker: |
Sawyer, Annie B.
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker race: |
Black
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| Speaker occupation: |
Clergy; Insurance executive
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| Document date: |
Undated
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| Locations discussed: |
California; Long Beach, CA; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
African American women; African Americans--Employment; African Americans--Long Beach (Calif.); California; Insurance; Long Beach, CA; North America; Oral history; United States; Women clergy
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| ASP release: |
2007-01
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| Document code: |
OHI0035224-38791
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