History on a bus - USA - A state grant will bring a piece of civil rights history to life
Rochester,NY,USA -Rochester Democrat and Chronicle -July 2, 2006: -- Creating a better future in this country requires a firm understanding of the past — and there are few cultural touchstones more important in this regard than civil rights and the once-segregated South... A window into this troubling history may begin with something as mundane as a passenger bus. In this case, a 1957 General Motors bus. One of these has been in the possession of the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority since 2002... When the company first acquired the bus and began refurbishing it, it discovered, hidden behind metal plates, original signs directing "colored'' passengers to the rear... RTS had an important historical artifact on its hands, one it could use as a teaching tool. But it didn't have the funds to do so. Now it does...
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