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Broad Street Station
Broad Street Station played a serious role in the First Great Migration. Southern migrants would arrive here, where different employers, churches, and community organizers would meet them to help them adjust to their new lives in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Station at 32nd Street
At the entrance to West Philadelphia Station (32nd Street Station), people are waiting for their train or waiting for people to arrive off the train.
Four women railroad workers
An image of four African-American women working on a railroad in 1942.
African American women railroad track workers, 1942
The first unit of female railroad workers near Downingtown, PA.
Railroad track construction
Image of African American workers along the tracks in Philadelphia.
Railroad workers in the line of duty
Image of African American railroad workers on the job in 1917.
Florida East Coast Railway, first Key West Train
Postcard photograph of the Florida East Coast Railway's first train arriving in Key West. The train arrived on January 22, 1912 carrying the railroad's president and financier, Henry M. Flagler .
Negro Blues and Hollers
A selection of blues and hollers from the Library of Congress
Negro Colonies Lost, Germany is Fast Losing Former Interest in Negroes
A newspaper account of the situation faced by blacks in Germany, focusing on the city of Leipzig. This provides further context to Charles Vance's interview where he relates what he dealt with while stranded in Hamburg, Germany.
Wilmington and Northern Railroad Laborers
African-American laborers working on the Wilmington and Northern Railroad near the "New Bridge."