Through much of our country’s history, mobility has been limited for African Americans: first, by slavery then, in the 20th Century, by the racism of some whites who denied their black countrymen the right to travel freely on trains and buses. Hear from this acclaimed historian how the automobile fundamentally changed African American life.
The two will discuss Sorin's new book and upcoming PBS documentary by Ric Burns, "Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights"
American Ancestors/NEHGS, Boston Public Library and the Museum of African American History present this a conversation with author Gretchen Sorin and Kinshasha Holman Conwill, Deputy Director of the The National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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