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- Letter from Sister Mary Lucy of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, to Eleanor Ford, May 1926 -
- May 01, 1926
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Letter from Sister Mary Lucy of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, to Eleanor Ford, May 1926
- "A Bright Future for Black Housing," 1979 - In the 1970s, U.S. firms doing business in South Africa committed resources to improve the working and living conditions of their nonwhite employees to pressure the minority white-led government to end apartheid -- South Africa's systemized segregation of races. Ford Motor Company outlined its housing efforts in this publication. These policies had little effect on apartheid, which ended in the early 1990s only after strict economic sanctions.
- 1979
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"A Bright Future for Black Housing," 1979
In the 1970s, U.S. firms doing business in South Africa committed resources to improve the working and living conditions of their nonwhite employees to pressure the minority white-led government to end apartheid -- South Africa's systemized segregation of races. Ford Motor Company outlined its housing efforts in this publication. These policies had little effect on apartheid, which ended in the early 1990s only after strict economic sanctions.
- Request for a Donation from Sister Mary Lucy of St. Joseph's Hospital to Eleanor Clay Ford, May 1926 -
- May 01, 1926
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Request for a Donation from Sister Mary Lucy of St. Joseph's Hospital to Eleanor Clay Ford, May 1926
- Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa, February 6, 1935 - Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa was established in 1923, and assembly of Model T cars started in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth), South Africa, the following year. This photo shows Ford's facility there as it appeared in 1935.
- February 06, 1935
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Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa, February 6, 1935
Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa was established in 1923, and assembly of Model T cars started in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth), South Africa, the following year. This photo shows Ford's facility there as it appeared in 1935.
- "Industrial Port Elizabeth, South Africa," December 1971 - The Port Elizabeth Publicity Association created this brochure to promote the benefits of the South African city. Sections touted the advantages of the region's infrastructure, climate, location, and commercial and industrial possibilities for potential investors. However, the publication's glowing descriptions glossed over apartheid -- the system of harsh racial segregation imposed by the minority white South African government.
- December 01, 1971
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"Industrial Port Elizabeth, South Africa," December 1971
The Port Elizabeth Publicity Association created this brochure to promote the benefits of the South African city. Sections touted the advantages of the region's infrastructure, climate, location, and commercial and industrial possibilities for potential investors. However, the publication's glowing descriptions glossed over apartheid -- the system of harsh racial segregation imposed by the minority white South African government.
- Reply from the Office of Edsel Ford to Sister Mary Lucy at St. Joseph's Hospital, October 22, 1926 -
- October 22, 1926
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Reply from the Office of Edsel Ford to Sister Mary Lucy at St. Joseph's Hospital, October 22, 1926