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History from Motor City — Emeline King was Ford’s first Black woman car designer.

The engine behind her success: her father, Earnest, who was the first Black fabrication specialist at the motor company. In a #BrightnessinBlack conversation, she shares how she was driven to design. Listen to her full story: storycorps.org/stories/first-black-woman-car-designer-remembers-father