SEPTA Honors Black Trailblazers In Public Transportation

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SEPTA Honors Black Trailblazers In Public Transportation

Elizabeth Jennings Graham, Octavius Catto, Rosa Parks, and John Mott Drew were honored by Philadelphia’s transportation authority

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