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William Byron Rumford

WILLIAM BYRON RUMFORD 
1908 - 1986 
CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLYMAN 
1948 - 1967 
RUMFORD CALIFORNIA FAIR HOUSING ACT, 1963 

PHARMACIST * COMMUNITY LEADER * POLITICIAN 
ENVIRONMENTALIST * PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATE 

I THINK IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THAT ALL 
PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO MOVE ABOUT FREELY IN 
THIS NATION, TO PURCHASE AND TO SELL. I DO NOT 
THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE ANY RESTRICTIONS 
WHATSOEVER BASED UPON RACE, COLOR, CREED, 
ANCESTRY, OR RELIGION. I THINK THAT OUR LEGISLATION 
ATTEMPTED TO DO AWAY WITH SUCH RESTRICTIONS.
WILLIAM BYRON RUMFORD

A MAN FOR THE PEOPLE * 2016 
DANA KING, ARTIST 
BORN: 1960 

RUMFORD PHARMACY WAS LOCATED AT 2960 SACRAMENTO STREET IN BERKELEY 
FROM 1950 - 1981

SPONSORED BY THE SOUTH BERKELEY LEGACY PROJECT 
WITH FUNDING FROM: THE RUMFORD FAMILY, CITY OF 
BERKELEY, CITY OF BERKELEY PUBLIC ART PROGRAM 
AND TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN FOUNDATION

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