Mini-Series Tells History of African Americans and the Auto Industry

A three-part mini-documentary released today by Toyota recounts the history of African Americans in the automobile industry. It highlights how African Americans helped shape the auto industry, the industry's positive socioeconomic impact on black families, and the continuing need to promote diversity within the industry.

The series includes interviews with Wil James, former president of Toyota's Georgetown assembly plant, Frank Washington, an automotive and civil rights journalist who has covered the industry for over twenty years, and Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers.

Here are parts 2 and 3 on this last day of Black History Month.