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Jesse A. Sparks

Jesse Sparks is a Chicago-based journalist. He has worked with The New York Times, The Houston Chronicle and the Chicago Sun-Times.

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From left: Roger White, curator; John Gray, director, Rose Miller, Leonard W. Miller, Jane Rogers, curator and Leonard T. Miller

How One Black Family Drove an Auto Racing Association to the Winner’s Circle

A new collection at the National Museum of American History reveals the untold story