'We didn't have to ride in the back:' The story of Winston-Salem's Black-owned Safe Bus
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English - March 01, 2022 11:00 - 6 minutes - 9.32 MB - ★★★★★ - 52 ratingsDaily News News Health & Fitness Medicine covid-19 coronavirus north carolina race racism white supremacy confederate confederacy racial justice south Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A century or so ago, in Winston-Salem, racial segregation was in full force. Black people in the city were not allowed to live in certain areas, eat in certain places, and the city's trolley system did not extend into Black neighborhoods. That last reality sparked a vital solution: Safe Bus – a Black-owned and operated transportation system. WFDD’s David Ford recounts the remarkable story of Safe Bus.