Traxus Member Username: Traxus
Post Number: 83 Registered: 02-2006
| Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 5:24 am: | |
Has anyone read this? It is a collection of short stories told by African Americans living in Detroit, mostly from World War I to present. There's a ton of history in it, one thing that stood out to me was the account of a Black Police Officer who lost his job once he bought a Packard. He was out of a job just long enough to lose the car, at which point he was told that his firing must have been a mistake, and he got his job back. Apparently the Packard was a status symbol. Old news to you? Not to me. |
Aiw Member Username: Aiw
Post Number: 6213 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 7:00 am: | |
Elaine Moon, was a good friend and is a wealth of knowledge about Corrado Parducci. |
Fury13 Member Username: Fury13
Post Number: 1457 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 8:34 am: | |
Owning a Packard was definitely a sign of status. The high-end Packards were on par with, if not superior to, the better Lincolns and Cadillacs. |
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