Document Type

Article

Clarence Ramey, a B.A. and former UMO janitor, was fired because he 'tried to initiate change'

Authors

Fred Rogers, University of Maine

Publication Title

The Maine Campus

Publication Date

10-26-1972

First Page

8

Last Page

9

Issue Number

8

Volume Number

76

Abstract/ Summary

Clarence Ramey is black, college educated and former UMO janitor. But Ramey was fired last May, not because he was black but because the tried to initiate changes in a system where change may seem impossible.

Comments

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Identifier

Social Justice_Maine_Campus_vol_76_no_8_p_8-9_1972-10-26

Repository Citation

Rogers, Fred, "Clarence Ramey, a B.A. and former UMO janitor, was fired because he 'tried to initiate change'" (1972). Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. 277.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/social_justice/277

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