EPISODE · Nov 18, 2009 · 4 MIN
MS Moments 209: Paul Leonard – Civil Rights and the Railroad
from Mississippi Moments Podcast
The civil rights movement brought increased job opportunities for African Americans. Paul Leonard describes how work changed for black employees of the McComb Railroad Shop. Leonard remembers the first two black employees of the McComb shop to become engineers.
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