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AACHM Oral History: Patricia Horne McGee
Patricia Horne McGee was born in 1946 in Ypsilanti, where she attended Perry Elementary and Ypsilanti High School. She recalls the mutual support and accomplishments of many childhood friends and neighbors, and reflects on rising tensions between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Horne McGee has two master's degrees from the University of Michigan and UCLA. She taught child development and social work for fifteen years at Ferris State College and Mercy College. After leaving academia, she worked for the Wayne County Intermediate School District and she was director of Head Start for Washtenaw County.
15 Honored At Founder's Day Event
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Aaron Barfield Gives High School Students A Tour Of Barfield Manufacturing, July 23, 1981 Photographer: Jane Hale
Year:
1981
Ann Arbor News, July 23, 1981
Caption:
Field trip- High school students from Detroit visited the Barfield Manufacturing Co. in Ypsilanti Wednesday for a tour of the auto parts manufacturing firm. Acting as a guide is Aaron Barfield, far right, who shows the students one of the firm's fastener products. Barfield Manufacturing was founded by John and Betty Barfield in 1977.
Aaron Barfield Gives High School Students A Tour Of Barfield Manufacturing, July 23, 1981 Photographer: Jane Hale
Year:
1981
Ann Arbor News, July 23, 1981
Caption:
Field trip- High school students from Detroit visited the Barfield Manufacturing Co. in Ypsilanti Wednesday for a tour of the auto parts manufacturing firm. Acting as a guide is Aaron Barfield, far right, who shows the students one of the firm's fastener products. Barfield Manufacturing was founded by John and Betty Barfield in 1977.
Field Trip
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Barfield Firms Of Ypsilanti Named Nation's Black-Owned Company Of Year
St. Joe's Goes To The Movies
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John Barfield Finds Life Rewarding
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AACHM Oral History: Johnny Barfield
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Johnny W. Barfield was born February 8, 1927, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. As a child he sold soap house to house and, after tenth grade, joined the U.S. Army where he served in France and Germany. After leaving the Army in 1947, Mr. Barfield became a wall washer for the University of Michigan, where hard work, entrepreneurship, and innovation helped him build the largest cleaning business in Ann Arbor. Mr. Barfield is widely recognized for his philanthropic work and support of the African American and business communities.
Success Comes With An Extra Twist: Barfield Wants To Be The Best
