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N.C. Natural & Cultural Resources Dept.: African American Bus Rider's 1952 Actions in Roanoke Rapids the Subject of a New Historical Marker
January 08, 2022
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 8 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release:

An act of civil disobedience soon will be recognized with a new North Carolina Highway Historical Marker in Roanoke Rapids.

The marker commemorates the actions of Sarah Keys and the subsequent lawsuit in 1952 that shaped the federal prohibition of segregation during interstate travel.

Keys v. Carolina Coach Company arose from . . .

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