First African American Motorman

Former musician James Stewart is trained by William Poisell. Stewart is the first African American to be trained as an operator of trolley cars.

About this item

is part of: Philadelphia Transit Strike of 1944
contributing repository: Temple University
title: First African American Motorman
date(s) created: 1944-08-02
creator(s): unknown
language: English
subjects: African Americans–Civil rights, African Americans–Employment–Pennsylvania–Philadelphia, Civil rights, Public transportation, Strikes and lockouts
identifier (local): P549099B
link to item in repository’s digital library: https://exhibits.temple.edu/s/civil-rights-in-a-northern-cit/item/18682
rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/