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GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION First African-American New Car Appointments

DateIndividualLocationMake
1923Homer B. RobertsKansas City, Mo.Oldsmobile a} (see notes below)
10-67Albert W. JohnsonChicago, IllinoisOldsmobile
11-67Adam McFaddenLos Angeles, Calif.Pontiac
2-69Theodore &Butler ChapelleChicago, IllinoisPontiac
4-69Edward FrazierTuskegee, Ala.Chevrolet
7-69Richard J. WoodWashington, D. C.Oldsmobile
9-69William W. NelsonRichmond, Calif.Chevrolet
1969Roy Q. HanksRichmond, Calif.Pontiac
2-70Jasper SmithCortland, NYGMC Truck
3-70Joseph Wilson &Maurice McIntoshWashington, D. C.Buick
4-70Clarence CarterDetroit, MichiganChevrolet
9-70Theodor HarrisonCoatsville, Pa.Oldsmobile
2-70Porterfield WilsonDetroit, MichiganPontiac
3-71Bill and Don TinsleyRedwood City, Calif.Buick
3-71Charles C. JohnsonTuskegee, AlabamaPon./Cad.
4-71Charles H. WhiteChicago, Ill.Buick
5-71Claude JamesOakland, Calif.Pontiac
6-71Albert W. JohnsonChicago, IllinoisCadillac
9-71Rufus DukesChicago, IllinoisOldsmobile
9-71Robert J. Myers, Jr.Upper Darby, Pa.Chevrolet
3-72Robert W. Smith, Jr.Louisville, Ky.Chevrolet
4-72Fred ThompsonChicopee Falls, Mass.Oldsmobile
7-72Richard GidronNew York, N.Y.Cadillac
1972Edward FeggansWashington, D. C.Oldsmobile b}
1973Darrell R. GordonPhiladelphia, Pa.Buick b}

Source:
General Motors
Automotive News
Ebony Magazine
NAMAD and GMMDA
Research by Rusty Restuccia

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