"On August 1, 1944, white employees of the Philadelphia Transit Company (PTC) launched a strike to protest the company’s decision to promote eight Black workers to the position of trolley driver—a job previously reserved for white men."
cville1989🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus... 5000 USArmy troops moved into Philadelphia to prevent uprisings and protect PTC employees…the confrontation resulted in at least 13 acts of racial violence, including several non-fatal shootings.