I was going to comment on this story, N.C. ranked fourth laziest state, but frankly I don’t have the energy. I wonder what’s on TV right now? Well, I’m too lazy to turn the TV on right now, so I’m just going to take a nap…
Archive for July 27th, 2010
The Old Lazy State?
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Jim Crow trains put black passengers at risk
Posted in On This Day, tagged 1911, hamlet nc, jim crow, train wreck on July 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
On this day in 1911: In Hamlet a freight train and a passenger train collide head-on, killing seven passengers and injuring 25. The passenger train had been loaded with Durham Sunday school members on an excursion to Charlotte. “Jim Crow service, using old wooden cars sandwiched between the newer steel ones, [subjected] those in the [...]
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