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Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s?
Author: mike55
Date: 01-28-2013 - 18:17

I remember reading in the book specifically on the "Sunset Limited" that black passengers traveling in California, Arizona and New Mexico were assigned without regard to color. The minute the Sunset or any other SP passenger train entered El Paso the black passengers were moved to separate cars. Law enforcement officers boarded the trains at El Paso and Beaumont and the segragation was strictly enforced. Probably in Louisiana as well. Also, don't know if the separate cars were "separate but equal" or just separate.
---mike55

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  Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? Snuffy 01-24-2013 - 21:20
  Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? Pdxrailtransit 01-24-2013 - 21:27
  Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? Graham Buxton 01-25-2013 - 08:32
  Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? Mike Stimpson 01-25-2013 - 09:37
  Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? Alan Follett 01-27-2013 - 12:25
  Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? Scott Schiechl 01-25-2013 - 10:58
  Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? Carol L. Voss 01-25-2013 - 11:08
  Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? wsabo 01-25-2013 - 11:38
  Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? Al Stangenberger 01-25-2013 - 13:05
  Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? Carol L. Voss 01-25-2013 - 13:14
  Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? Guide Dawg 01-25-2013 - 16:56
  Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? Observer 01-25-2013 - 17:23
  Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? Tom McCann 01-26-2013 - 08:33
  Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? mike55 01-28-2013 - 18:17
  Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? George Andrews 01-28-2013 - 18:29
  Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? Observer 01-29-2013 - 17:07
  Re: Black/Asian/Hispanic passengers on a train in 40s & 50s? mike55 02-02-2013 - 22:33


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