White Transit Workers Strike in Philadelphia
Moments in Civil Rights History
On Aug. 1, 1944, white employees of the Philadelphia Transportation Company started a strike to protest the promotion of eight black workers to trolley driver. The strike lasted more than a week, impacting the entire city and crippling war production. Under threat of termination, the striking workers returned to work, and by September, the first black trolley drivers were on duty.
You may also be interested in


NO RESULTS FOUND