He was Charlotte’s first Black owner of a new-car dealership
Subject
Charlotte; New-Car Dealership; Sam Johnson
Description
Sam Johnson owned five dealerships which, at one point, were collectively selling about 795 cars a month.
Sam Johnson was determined to succeed despite the odds stacked against him: He was Black growing up in the Jim Crow South and had dropped out of school.
Johnson’s determination led him to become the first Black new-car dealer in Charlotte in the 1970s.
At the height of his career, he owned five dealerships that collectively sold 795 cars a month.
Creator
By Daija Peeler
Source
https://qcitymetro.com/2023/03/17/he-owned-charlottes-first-black-new-car-dealership/
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qcitymetro.com
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