Annie Adams, 1973

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Adams was born in Greenwood, Michigan, where she worked as a gym teacher. She moved to Salt Lake City in 1943. She was employed by Mrs. Daniels (presumably at a beauty salon) in 1944, where she worked for eight months. In 1945 she opened a beauty shop of her own. Because she was African American, it was difficult for her to find a shop to rent. She was eventually able to get a store space between State and Main Street from 1951-1960.

When Adams came to Utah she was unable to find a house and rented a two-room duplex for a short time, because of her race. In 1944 she rented a house from one of her White friends, where she still lived at the time of this interview. All three of her children attended Granite High and graduated from the University of Utah. While her children didn’t have too much trouble with discrimination in school, Adams recollects encountering discrimination in movie theaters and restaurants. She states that NAACP involvement in the fifties improved the situation. She also cites that there were not many Black professionals in Salt Lake City at the time she moved there. Audio CD A_0038_B-31_01.

Dates

1973

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