Subject
Technology; STEM; Racism
Description
John Stanley Ford, my father, was the first black software engineer in America, hired by IBM in 1946. Passed over for promotions discriminated against in pay, with many inside IBM working to ensure his failure, he still viewed his job as an opportunity of a lifetime. He refused to give up.
Creator
Clyde W. Ford
Source
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-09-20/ibm-nazi-germany-tech-racism-father
Publisher
latimes.com
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