February 27, 1911 Ed Davis, the first African American to win a franchise to sell new cars, was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. As a teenager, Davis moved to Detroit, Michigan to attend integrated public schools.
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Ed Davis – February 27th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on February 27, 2014 in African American History, February
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