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For first Black woman to design cars for Ford, passion for cars was a family affair

By Halle Hewitt

Published September 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM EDT

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In this StoryCorps, Emeline King, the first Black woman to design cars for the Ford Motor Company, remembers her inspiration: her father.