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C.R Patterson, An Ex-Slave, And His Family Built Automobiles Before Henry Ford

June 14, 2015July 17, 2021

The Pattersons of Greenfield, Ohio, were an African-American family who, beginning in 1915, manufactured automobiles, buses, and trucks. They called their line the ‘Patterson-Greenfield’ and produced vehicles until the 1930s, when they could no longer compete with the large Detroit companies.

For the complete story, visit BlackThen.com/CRPatterson.

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