![]() While the car allowed African Americans to avoid segregated trains and buses throughout the American South, it also put them in danger while traveling through towns across the U.S. “Driving While Black,” which airs this week on most PBS stations in the U.S., shows how the automobile liberated African Americans to move around the country while still navigating segregation and violence. (AP) - A new film examines the history of African Americans driving on the road from the Great Depression to the height of the Civil Rights movement. The book examines how the automobile opened the road to civil rights for blacks in the U.S. ![]() ![]() Norton shows "Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights" by Gretchen Sorin. ![]() This cover image released by Liveright/W.W. ![]()
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