Author: David R. Harvey Publisher: Silver Link Publishing ISBN: 9781857942620 Category : Buses Languages : en Pages : 128
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In this second part of 'Birmingham Buses', the story is picked up at the end of 1942 when the first true 'utility' buses arrived in the city.
Author: David R. Harvey Publisher: Road Transport Heritage ISBN: 9781857942378 Category : Buses Languages : en Pages : 128
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This book examines the chronological development of Birmingham Corporation buses and considers the geographical, historical and social aspects of this form of public transport in the varied urban landscape.
Author: David Harvey Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445684462 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 244
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Delving into his superb collection of wartime shots, renowned Midlands bus expert David Harvey offers a fascinating snapshot of theses buses’ life during the Second World War.
Author: Malcolm Keeley Publisher: ISBN: 9780711036338 Category : Bus lines Languages : en Pages : 176
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Towards the end of 1924, Birmingham Corporation Tramways (BCT) placed into service its first significant numbers of closed top double-deck buses - these were immediately successful, and BCT decided that the motorbus was the way forward. Tracing the history of buses in Birmingham, this book looks at BCT routes between 1925 and 1975.
Author: Malcolm Keeley Publisher: Ian Allen Pub ISBN: 9780711033160 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 112
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One of the greatest names in the history of the British bus industry, the Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus Company, or 'Midland Red' was formed in 1904 and grew to be one of the most important regional operators. This title focuses on the background of the day-to-day running of the company and its services.
Author: Charles Person Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN: 1250274206 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 256
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A firsthand exploration of the cost of boarding the bus of change to move America forward—written by one of the Civil Rights Movement's pioneers. At 18, Charles Person was the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, key figures in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement who left Washington, D.C. by bus in 1961, headed for New Orleans. This purposeful mix of black and white, male and female activists—including future Congressman John Lewis, Congress of Racial Equality Director James Farmer, Reverend Benjamin Elton Cox, journalist and pacifist James Peck, and CORE field secretary Genevieve Hughes—set out to discover whether America would abide by a Supreme Court decision that ruled segregation unconstitutional in bus depots, waiting areas, restaurants, and restrooms nationwide. Two buses proceeded through Virginia, North and South Carolina, to Georgia where they were greeted by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and finally to Alabama. There, the Freedom Riders found their answer: No. Southern states would continue to disregard federal law and use violence to enforce racial segregation. One bus was burned to a shell, its riders narrowly escaping; the second, which Charles rode, was set upon by a mob that beat several riders nearly to death. Buses Are a Comin’ provides a front-row view of the struggle to belong in America, as Charles Person accompanies his colleagues off the bus, into the station, into the mob, and into history to help defeat segregation’s violent grip on African American lives. It is also a challenge from a teenager of a previous era to the young people of today: become agents of transformation. Stand firm. Create a more just and moral country where students have a voice, youth can make a difference, and everyone belongs.
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