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RACIAL JUSTICE AND THE RAILROADS: From Pullman Porter to Supreme Court Justice
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Among the famous Pullman porters were future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, activist Malcolm X and photographer Gordon Parks. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Transportation, Black History Month, civil rights, Gordon Parks, Malcolm X, Pullman Cars
In Trip to Deep South, Greenwich Academy Students Trace Martin Luther King’s Footsteps
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During a recent trip to the deep south Greenwich Academy students ventured through Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee to trace the footsteps of Martin Luther King. They started in Atlanta and ended at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, which chronologically would be 1968, where Dr. King was assassinated. Continue Reading →