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Discrimination
12023-02-07T14:37:59+00:00Cory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f2534Tagplain2023-02-09T20:17:30+00:00Jim Connolly46c7b502c79bde22331f06c832c764e9eca6a071Discrimination was an all too common phenomenon in Muncie workplaces, whether it was based on race, gender, or education. Job opportunities were limited because of it, leaving women and minorities stuck in jobs that no one else wanted. This was compounded by it being more difficult historically for racial minorities and women to get an education, leaving many better jobs out of reach.
Follow the links below for more on the history of discrimination in Muncie.
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12022-12-06T02:14:12+00:00Jordan F Bratt8d480b88b9811000d72e384489498f1fd042881dA Gendered Work Environment30plain2023-02-08T21:11:53+00:00Jim Connolly46c7b502c79bde22331f06c832c764e9eca6a071
12022-12-01T21:47:45+00:00Jordan F Bratt8d480b88b9811000d72e384489498f1fd042881dIndustrial Work for Black Workers21plain2023-02-08T20:05:55+00:00Jim Connolly46c7b502c79bde22331f06c832c764e9eca6a071
12022-12-01T21:52:25+00:00Jordan F Bratt8d480b88b9811000d72e384489498f1fd042881dThe Crossroads of Intersectionality21plain2023-02-08T21:40:25+00:00Jim Connolly46c7b502c79bde22331f06c832c764e9eca6a071
12022-12-08T15:10:41+00:00Sam Kiddere34169858c52d934314ac2727a2b65405c64bb12Post-Industrial Life for Minorities19plain2023-02-08T20:09:54+00:00Jim Connolly46c7b502c79bde22331f06c832c764e9eca6a071
12022-12-01T21:48:42+00:00Jordan F Bratt8d480b88b9811000d72e384489498f1fd042881dMinority Entrepreneurialism17plain2023-02-08T20:27:24+00:00Jim Connolly46c7b502c79bde22331f06c832c764e9eca6a071
1media/The_Star_Press_Sun__Feb_13__1949__thumb.jpg2022-12-06T18:12:07+00:00Katrina Partlowbb1f1150c789ba002bf4aef4a165fdf5031add5e10 Leading Women's Jobs - Like 18708This image is from The Muncie Star (p. 21) and was published on Feb. 13, 1949. The image depicts the leading jobs of women in 1949 versus those in 1870. Many of the occupations shown in 1949 are variations of the work done at home shown in 1870.media/The_Star_Press_Sun__Feb_13__1949_.jpgplain2023-02-07T14:47:01+00:0002-13-1949The Muncie Star, February 13, 1949Cory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25
1media/munie afam ymca board of directors 1948 (1)_thumb.jpg2022-12-04T18:34:35+00:00Sam Kiddere34169858c52d934314ac2727a2b65405c64bb12Colored YMCA Board7Ralph Pettiford pictured in middle with the colored YMCA Board of directors.media/munie afam ymca board of directors 1948 (1).jpgplain2023-02-07T14:49:05+00:001948Other Side of Middletown Photographs, Ball State Digital Media RepositoryCory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25
12022-12-10T19:38:00+00:00Sam Kiddere34169858c52d934314ac2727a2b65405c64bb12Black Middletown L1124An anonymous individual is interviewed discussing their experience at the Muncie Malleable factory, 2:00-4:00 (Black Middletown-L112 1980)plain2023-02-07T14:43:44+00:00Cory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25
12022-12-06T23:24:08+00:00Katrina Partlowbb1f1150c789ba002bf4aef4a165fdf5031add5eChanging Gears: Bruce Reynolds4Interview with Bruce Reynolds for Changing Gears. Bruce was a BorgWarner employee for thirty-two years. He speaks of his feelings surrounding his daughter joining him to work at BorgWarner.plain2023-02-07T14:44:28+00:0006-17-2009Changing Gears Oral Histories, Ball State Digital Media RepositoryCory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25
12022-12-06T23:28:29+00:00Katrina Partlowbb1f1150c789ba002bf4aef4a165fdf5031add5eChanging Gears: Lynda Strahan4Interview with Lynda Strahan for Changing Gears. She was a BorgWarner employee for twenty-five years. She speaks of the experience of getting "bumped" between shifts.plain2023-02-07T14:45:05+00:0006-25-2009Changing Gears Oral Histories, Ball State Digital Media RepositoryCory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25
12022-12-08T13:06:13+00:00AnonymousHurley Goodall Oral History (2003)4plain2023-02-07T14:45:37+00:0002-19-2003Hurely and Fredine Goodall Oral History Interview, The Other Side of Middletown Oral Histories, Ball State University Archives and Special CollectionsCory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25
1media/Muncie Evening Press Dec 21, 1926 by Sophie Irene Loeb_thumb.jpg2022-12-06T19:03:56+00:00Katrina Partlowbb1f1150c789ba002bf4aef4a165fdf5031add5eTreatment of Working Women4Article from the Muncie Evening Press on Dec 21, 1926 by Sophie Irene Loebmedia/Muncie Evening Press Dec 21, 1926 by Sophie Irene Loeb.jpgplain2023-02-07T14:56:14+00:00Sophie Irene Loeb12-21-1926Muncie Evening PressCory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25
12022-12-04T18:24:29+00:00Sam Kiddere34169858c52d934314ac2727a2b65405c64bb12Interview of Annie Johnston2Johnston's experience during the Great Migrationplain2023-02-07T14:46:09+00:00Cory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25
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1media/photo_6179_full_thumb.jpg2023-02-07T16:14:57+00:00Demonstration against George Wallace1Students protest the visit of George Wallace to Ball State's campus.media/photo_6179_full.jpgplain2023-02-07T16:14:57+00:001964-05-01Ball State University Campus Photographs Collection, Ball State Digital Media Repository.