Melvin Parson Entrepreneurship Interview
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Artifact Overview
Melvin Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association, was the Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. Driven by his mission for equality and social justice, Parson uses vegetable farming as the vehicle to address social ills. During his residency, museum staff interviewed Parson at his garden in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital photograph
Date Made
05 April 2019
Subject Date
05 April 2019
Creator Notes
Photographed by Jillian Ferraiuolo.
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.358.1.4.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Technique
Digital photography (Digital camera)
Color
Multicolored
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