In 1930, 44 out of the 89 counties that lined Route 66 were all-white communities known as “sundown towns”—places that banned black people from entering city limits after dark. Some posted ...

Colorful street signs with the names of Black men who ... ransacked by a white mob. 1908 race riot: A look at Springfield’s history with Black community leaders "Route 66 was called Mother ...

The Threatt Filling Station offered refuge for Black travelers driving through Oklahoma. Now, the Threatt family hopes to turn it into a historical center. If you were to travel on Route 66 in the ...

America's Route 66 is the ultimate symbol of freedom and mobility, but before the 1960s the motorway could be fraught with danger for black travellers ... while his white colleagues ate inside ...

In 1956, legislation created the Interstate System, and over the course of three decades, five separate interstates bypassed segment after segment of Route 66. Its signature black-and-white shield ...

Like the snakes, the Mowrer Animal Company is long gone, but Springfield’s very first Steak ‘n Shake is still on Route 66, like a black-and-white striped lighthouse on the corner with their ...

A $1.17 million State of Illinois grant to the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau will go towards a "metaverse experience" using augmented reality and virtual reality and giving visitors ...

a gas station along historic Route 66 acted as a beacon and refuge for Black travelers along the Mother Road. Now listed as one of the Most Endangered Places in America by the National Register of ...

So far, $150,000 has been raised to restore it. If Black travelers drove along Route 66 in the early part of the 20th century, there’s a good chance they stopped at the Threatt Filling Station ...