A black auto worker installs engines into Ford automobiles at the Ford Motor Company Willow Run plant in Detroit, Michigan, at a time in 1963 when African Americans rarely held such positions.
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A black auto worker installs engines into Ford automobiles at the Ford Motor Company Willow Run plant in Detroit, Michigan, at a time in 1963 when African Americans rarely held such positions.
Mandatory Credit: Bettmann/Getty Images

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