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The Brown Bullet: Rajo Jack's Drive To Integrate Auto Racing
By Poehler, Bill
- ISBN
- 9781641602297
- Publisher
- Chicago Review
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Reviewed on March 27, 2020 | Arts
Investigative journalist Poehler writes a biography of African American auto racer Rajo Jack (1905–56), who was raised in Tyler, TX, but left home at 15 before settling in Portland, OR, where he found work as a truck driver and mechanic. In 1922, after meeting legendary racer Barney Oldfield, he constructed a Ford Model T from junk parts and began competing on dirt tracks. Barred from American ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
