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C.R. Patterson & the First African American Founded Car Company: Part 2



This video is from the MakingTracks.org website, detailing the experiences of African Americans in the automotive industry through 1950. C.R. Patterson was the founder of the first African American-owned automaker.

Making Tracks was a collaboration of MotorCities National Heritage Area and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, with the support of the Ford Motor Company Fund.

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