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Dining Car Discrimination

This letter, from Frank Adair to the Louisville and Nashville Rail Road in 1942, describes being denied access to the dining car on the "Crescent Limited" train between Atlanta and New Orleans.

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Subject
Railroads | Discrimination

Creator
Records of the Office of Defense Transportation,
Record Group 219

Source
Railway Transport Department Records, 1942-1946

Date
May 10, 1942

Rights
National Archives at Atlanta

Format
Textual Document, 2 pages

Identifier
National Archives Identifier 6925612

Coverage
Alabama | Georgia | Louisiana | Mississippi

Original Format
Paper
Tags
African Americans | Georgia | Louisiana | Railroads | World War II
 

 

 

 

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