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DRIVEN:
The
history
of
African
Americans
in the
Auto
Industry
By Karen
Hudson
Samuels/Tell
Us
Detroit
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
The
stories
and
triumphs
of
African
Americans
who have
risen
from the
plant
floor to
the
corporate
boardroom
are
chronicled
in
DRIVEN:
A
Tribute
to
African
American
Achievement
in the
Automotive
Industry.
The
publication
was
unveiled
Wednesday
evening
at Cobo
Hall’s
Riverview
Ballroom
before
hundreds
of the
very
auto
industry
executives,
suppliers,
and car
dealers
celebrated
in the
landmark
volume.
The most
complete
compilation
of
African
American
contributions
to the
automobile
industry,
“DRIVEN”
captures
success
stories
from
insiders
at
General
Motors,
Chrysler,
Ford,
the UAW,
Toyota
and
Honda.
Smartly
divided
into
sections,
“DRIVEN”
casts a
spotlight
on:
Living
Legends,
Most
Influential,
Interesting
Personalities,
Emerging
Leaders,
Shifting
Into
High
Gear and
individuals
On the
Move.
In the
pages of
The Road
Most
Traveled,
a
timeline
notes
major
milestones,
including
this
fact, in
1893
C.R.
Patterson
& Sons
of Green
field,
Ohio
“becomes
the
first
African-American
founded
and
owned
automotive
manufacturing
company.”
Bill
Perkins,
vice-chairman
of the
NAIAS
and
president
of Bill
Perkins
Automotive
Group
says on
the back
cover of
the
publication,
“This is
the
first
time in
the
history
of
automotive
literature
that a
publication
has
accomplished
the task
of
honoring
such a
broad
spectrum
of the
automotive
world.
“DRIVEN”
is
produced
by Real
Times
Media
publishers
of the
annual
“Who’s
Who”
editions
that
highlight
the
movers
and
shakers
in big
cities
around
the
country.
This is
the
first
time
they
have
taken on
documenting
the rise
and
evolution
of a
specific
industry.
The
automobile
was the
technology
of the
20th
century
that
changed
the
lives of
all
Americans,
opening
up a
world of
possibility
and led
to the
formation,
especially
for
African
Americans
of the
middle
class.
In the
21st
century,
“DRIVEN”
provides
unprecedented
access
to
living
legends,
rising
stars
and
dynamic
personalities
that are
shaping
the
automobile
industry.
To
purchase
a copy
or learn
more, go
online
to
www.whoswhopublishing.com
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