Apr 15, 2021
The Story of Owl Cab: A Black-Owned Taxi Company in 1940's Pittsburgh
The Story of Owl Cab: A Black-Owned Taxi Company in 1940’s Pittsburgh
Interesting article from 2015 about a Black-owned cab company in 1940’s Pittsburgh that rose up from the jitneys that served the African-American population and neighborhood. [Includes more great photos from the era.] In an Era of Segregation, Owl Cab Mobilized Black Pittsburgh “Owl Cab Company was started by former jitney driver Silas Knox because Yellow Cab refused to come to the Hill,” says…
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