Sampson and Locklear Tire Shop (ca. 1960s - 1970s) 1000 S. Caroline

Guide to Indigenous Baltimore

Sampson and Locklear Tire Shop (ca. 1960s - 1970s) 1000 S. Caroline

Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States

Created By: Dr. Elizabeth Rule and The Guide to Indigenous Lands Project in Partnership with Dr. Ashley Minner

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In the 1960s, Junior Sampson (Lumbee) left his job at General Motors to open a tire shop with Ray Locklear (Lumbee) in a garage space at 1000 S. Caroline Street. They kept their shop open until sometime in the 1970s.[1]

1. Personal communications with James Bowen, Gerald Butler, and Heyman Jones, August 21, 2021.

This point of interest is part of the tour: Guide to Indigenous Baltimore


 

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