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The automobile transformed the American landscape, and in doing so, it changed the lives of Black Americans. Two million African Americans courageously fled the South during the first wave of the Great Migration from 1916 to 1945. Pittsburgh neighborhoods like the Hill District became a haven for Black communities to thrive.

Buying a car was one of the first steps many took as they transitioned into the middle class. For Black Americans, buying a car in the mid-20th century was more than a symbol of making it; the automobile provided freedom of mobility.

Pittsburgh and the Great Migration: Black Mobility and the Automobile will feature well-known favorites such as the 1914 Ford Model T Touring Car and a 1922 Lincoln Model L. You'll also step back in time with period costumes and memorabilia.


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Pittsburgh and the Great Migration: Black Mobility and the Automobile

Dates: May 6, 2023 - February 4, 2024
Location: Car and Carriage Museum
This exhibition is organized by The Frick Pittsburgh and curated by Kim Cady, Associate Curator, Car and Carriage Museum. 

Above & Exhibitions landing page: Three People and Their Car. Dolores Hobley Collection, LaBudde Special Collections, UMKC University Libraries.
 

Pittsburgh and the Great Migration: Black Mobility and the Automobile
Car and Carriage Museum

May 6, 2023 - Feb 4, 2024
05/06/2023
Pittsburgh and the Great Migration: Black Mobility and the Automobile
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