On August 1,1944, white transit workers in Philadelphia went on strike to protest the promotion of black workers to the position of trolley driver, bringing the city to a standstill. See more of the story in this edition of Moments in Civil Rights History.
Hosted by the late D'Army Bailey, Moments in Civil Rights History – a collaboration between Comcast and the Equal Justice Initiative– is part of the Voices of the Civil Rights Movement project. See more of this project and add a civil rights story athttp://VoicesOfTheCivilRightsMovmement.com/
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