Bus Ride to Liberation: a Historical Video Documentary of the Acres Homes Transit Company in Houston, Texas
Description:
The Acres Homes Transit Company in Houston, Texas is Texas' first African American owned and operated bus company. Some say it is the first in the South. The company was developed during the height of the civil rights period. It serves as an establishment of economic empowerment during the oppressive civil rights era. The video is a historical visual documentation of the bus company from its beginning to its end. An accompanying written profile describes the research process, the pre-production…
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Date:
May 1994
Creator:
Childress, Doris (Doris Elaine)