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1. prologue.blogs.archives.gov › 2015/07/01 › new-web-exhibit-onNew Web Exhibit on the Freedom Train – Pieces of History

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   1. Juli 2015 · Photograph of the Freedom Train Exhibit, October 20, 1948. (National Archives Identifier 12167318) After a successful national tour, the Freedom Train arrived in Washington, DC, for President Truman’s Inauguration Week. At the end of the week, the scrolls of 3.5 million names signed under the Freedom Pledge were donated to the Library of ...

2. freedomtrain.orgThe 1947 - 1949 Freedom Train | The 1974 Preamble Express | The...

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   Preserves the 1947-1949 Freedom Train and the 1975-1976 Bicentennial American Freedom Train, both of which toured the 48 contiguous United States.

3. www.freedomtrain.org › freedom-train-homeThe 1947 - 1949 Freedom Train

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   More Than a Symbol: Upholding a Creed - confronting racial prejudice in 1940's America. The Epilogue: Part 1 - Disposition of the Train's Equipment. The Epilogue: Part 2 - Dispersal of the Train's Contents. The Epilogue: Part 3 - A Second Freedom Train for the Bicentennial. Text by Mr. Larry Wines.

4. www.freedomtrain.org › american-freedom-train-homeThe 1975 - 1976 American Freedom Train

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   The American Freedom Train (AFT) was a 26-car train led by one of three enormous steam engines restored just for the occasion. Over a 21 month period from April 1, 1975 to December 31, 1976 more than 7 million Americans visited the train during its tour of all 48 contiguous states. Tens of millions more stood trackside to see it go by.

5. artsandculture.google.com › exhibit › wQqYDx49Freedom Train — Google Arts & Culture

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   The Freedom Train was a seven-car train that traveled across the United States from September 1947 until January 1949. It was dedicated to the history of American democracy and contained some of the country's most priceless historical documents. The idea of the Freedom Train was to allow all Americans—from all over the country—the ...

6. www.american-rails.com › freedomThe "American Freedom Train" Excursions (1975-1976)

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   24. Feb. 2024 · The "Freedom Train" (1947) The American Freedom Train that most know of today was actually not the first. Directly after the end of World War II there was the original Freedom Train, which hit the railroads in 1947. It was also painted in patriotic red, white, and blue and led by a pair of matching Alco PA-1s. The purpose of the train, first ...

7. nmaahc.si.edu › explore › storiesRiding the Freedom Train | National Museum of African American...

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   Riding the Freedom Train. Following Dr. King's memorial services on May 2, 1968, Coretta Scott King and Ralph Abernathy launched the Freedom Train from Memphis, Tennessee, the first caravan of the Poor People’s Campaign. Participants marched three miles before 300 people boarded buses bound for Marks, Mississippi.