The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with William Alexander Lester, III

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with William Alexander Lester, III

3/10/2018

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2018.039

Race car driver Bill Lester, III (1961 - ) competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the Nextel Cup Series, the Rolex Sports Car Series, and was the first African American to race in the NASCAR Busch Series. Lester was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 3/10/2018, in Atlanta, Georgia. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 9; Total Run Time: 03h 41m 14s

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Lester, Bill

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Race car driver Bill Lester, III was born on February 6, 1961 in Washington D.C. to William Alexander Lester, Jr., an electrical engineering professor and researcher at IBM Corporation, and Rochelle Lester, a social worker and elementary school teacher. Lester graduated from Skyline High School in Oakland, California in 1979, and was awarded a Regents Scholarship to attend the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his B.S. degree in electrical engineering and computer science in 19...