Hop aboard for a journey on the rails crisscrossing the United States. Find out when and why the first sleeping and dining cars were designed. Discover who made them one of the most comfortable modes of travel in their day. Read about the struggles the workers had to make their demands known and to break the barrier of discrimination. Meet a tireless worker for equal pay and rights. Stand by the president as he decides whether or not to allow protesters to march on Washington, D.C., in the 1940s. Read about several key train and track inventions - all made by African Americans. Listen as descendants reminisce about their families' experiences. So, get your 'ticket,' and we'll see you at the 'station'!
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