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were not allowed to book reserved seats or dine in the grill lounge car. College-bred "Uppity
Negroes" threatened to file suit. The railroad countered by offering to serve "colored" passengers at their seats to avoid integrating the spiffy grill-lounge car. An article on the "Nancy" in PASSENGER TRAIN JOURNAL skirted the issue by stating "...beverages and food were served to passengers who could not go to the grill-lounge" but failed to mentioned that at-your-seat service was a policy primarily designed to keep black passengers out of the grill-lounge. (Reference: RAILROADS IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE,Theodore Kornweibel,Jr.)
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Segregation was history on most southern carriers by the time
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964. For many years Nancy Hanks offered the best of southern hospitality - to white passengers - while African-Americans were confined to the COLORED coach where step boxes were not provided for
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suffered a marked decline in ridership during the 1960s, in tandem with the larger decline of rail service during this period. While
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in royal blue and gray. In keeping with the racehorse theme, the lounge beneath the dome was branded the "Saddle & Stirrup."
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made its first trip on July 17, 1947. The new train's cars were painted blue and gray and, like the first
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was not among the routes retained. As a result, the
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