BLK ALERTS - Route 66 Turns 100. For Black Travelers, The Mother Road Was Never Really Free

BLK ALERTS - Route 66 Turns 100. For Black Travelers, The Mother Road Was Never Really Free

Everywhere you turn, Americans are celebrating 100 years of Route 66 despite the fact that it was officially removed from the United States Highway System in 1985. The iconic route, which spans a little more than 2,400 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles, California, has a history that transcends and divides generations. Officially established on November 11, 1926, as the first continuous highway linking the Midwest to the American West, Route 66 …

Route 66 Turns 100. For Black Travelers, The Mother Road Was Never Really Free - Travel Noire

Everywhere you turn, Americans are celebrating 100 years of Route 66 despite the fact that it was officially removed from the United States Highway System in 1985. The iconic route, which spans a little more than 2,400 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles, California, has a history that transcends and divides generations. Officially established on November 11, 1926, as the first continuous highway linking the Midwest to the American West, Route 66 …