Willie Daniels

Willie Daniels came to Hanford from Texas by way of Oklahoma, where he worked at a naval air station. was of thousands of blacks who left low paying jobs at home for high pay at wartime Hanford. Like many others, he came for the good pay: he recalls that he and his brother made $19.20 their first day of work, more than his brother made in a month on the railroad. Daniels recalls Hanford social life, working conditions, and race relations.