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Take This Hammer
Highlighting Stories of African American Railroaders
This event was presented in November 2017 in celebration of the Grand Opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Blog Post 1: "Take This Hammer: Stories of African American Railroaders"
Blog Post 2: "Stories Lost: Slavery and the Railroads"
Blog Post 3: "The Civil War and African American Railroaders: Part 1 of 2"
Blog Post 4: "The Civil War and African American Railroaders: Part 2 of 2"
Blog Post 5: "The Real McCoy"
Blog Post 6: "Progress: Andrew Jackson Beard"
Blog Post 7: "Pullman Porters: Opportunity"
Blog Post 8: "Asa Philip Randolph: An American Leader"
Blog Post 9: "African American Women and the Railroads"
African American Workers, possibly at the Giesboro Cavalry Train Depot. Library of Congress.
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