Blacks were forced to sit in the back of the bus and forced to use separate ... the threat of violence was always present for black travelers. "You didn't know what you were going to encounter ...

As bus travel became widespread in the South over the first half of the 20th century, it followed the same pattern. "Travel in the segregated South for black people was humiliating," recalled ...

The United States is known the world over for its bright yellow school buses with black trim. From movies to TV shows, the yellow school bus has become a symbol of American education and childhood.