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July 8, 1933
Detroit Tribune
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
What is this article about?
B. F. Crawford, a local Negro auto salesman for Gulley and Smith, Inc., is endorsed by Wm. H. Peck, President of the B. T. W. Trade Association, as trustworthy and encouraged for Ford car purchases to support the racial group.
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STAR SALESMAN OF FORD CARS
B. F. CRAWFORD
Above is the likeness of B. F. Crawford, a local auto salesman, who is endorsed by the President of the B. T. W. Trade Association as follows:
"In the matter of purchasing automobiles, we should look carefully into the employment of salesmen of our racial group. Mr. B. F. Crawford, a salesman of Gulley and Smith, Inc., is well known to me as a man who can be trusted, and who will seek to get the best terms for his customers.
If you are going to purchase a Ford car, why not give your business to a Negro salesman, and by so doing, help us in our struggle to get bread?"
Signed
Wm. H. Peck
B. F. CRAWFORD
Above is the likeness of B. F. Crawford, a local auto salesman, who is endorsed by the President of the B. T. W. Trade Association as follows:
"In the matter of purchasing automobiles, we should look carefully into the employment of salesmen of our racial group. Mr. B. F. Crawford, a salesman of Gulley and Smith, Inc., is well known to me as a man who can be trusted, and who will seek to get the best terms for his customers.
If you are going to purchase a Ford car, why not give your business to a Negro salesman, and by so doing, help us in our struggle to get bread?"
Signed
Wm. H. Peck
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Ford Cars
Salesman Endorsement
Racial Support
Negro Businessman
Trade Association
What entities or persons were involved?
B. F. Crawford
Wm. H. Peck
Where did it happen?
Local
Story Details
Key Persons
B. F. Crawford
Wm. H. Peck
Location
Local
Story Details
Endorsement of B. F. Crawford as a reliable salesman for Ford cars, promoting support for Negro businessmen to aid the racial group's economic struggle.