Marian Kramer


Marian Kramer is a civil rights, poverty, and labor activist based in Detroit, Michigan.

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. While studying at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Kramer further immersed herself in the Civil Rights Movement. 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. She was interviewed for the Global Feminisms Project on March 5, 2004.

Marriage and children

In 1979 Marian Kramer married General Gordon Baker Jr, a prominent labor organizer and activist. Together they have five children.

Activism

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

Organizational Affiliations

Kramer, M.. . Social Justice, 21, 9-11.