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"Miriam Thaggert illuminates the stories of African American women as passengers and as workers on the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century railroad. As Jim Crow laws became more prevalent and forced Black Americans to ""ride Jim Crow"" on the rails, the train compartment became a contested space of leisure and work. Riding Jane Crow examines four instances of Black female railroad travel: the travel narratives of Black female intellectuals such as Anna Julia Cooper and Mary Church Terrell; Black middle-class women who sued to ride in first class ""ladies' cars""; Black women railroad food vendors; and Black maids on Pullman trains. Thaggert argues that the railroad represented a technological advancement that was entwined with African American attempts to secure social progress. Black women's experiences on or near the railroad illustrate how American technological progress has often meant their ejection or displacement; thus, it is the Black woman who most fully measures the success of American freedom and privilege, or ""progress,"" through her travel experiences."

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Miriam Thaggert is an associate professor of English at SUNY Buffalo and the author of Images of Black Modernism: Verbal and Visual Strategies of the Harlem Renaissance. Madeline McCray is an actress, writer, producer, wellness activist, narrator, and lifestyle coach. She's known for producing international performing arts festivals, conference panels on domestic violence, and mental health awareness forums. McCray is also the author of the self-help book Healthy Women Rock: How to Live the Life You Desire and Deserve, and her tour de force solo play A Dream to Fly: Inspired by the Life and Times of Bessie Coleman, which she's had the pleasure to perform on college campuses, theaters, and arts festivals throughout the US and Caribbean. Madeline received a Best Supporting Actress Award in a Short Film (Fake Trees) from the Fusion International Film Festival and serves as artist in residence for The New Light Theatre Company in New York. Born in Harlem, New York, Madeline became an orphan at age fourteen when her mother suffered a fatal heart attack. Her journey forward includes: surviving domestic abuse, the pain of losing childhood friends to heroin drug overdoses, and giving birth to two beautiful sons, divorcing their father, and then moving forward with unstoppable energy. Her maverick mindset and insatiable desire to help people look beyond challenges to step into their power are the hallmarks of her successful coaching system. McCray incorporates techniques from thirty-plus years of entertainment industry training and wellness wisdom to empower clients. Madeline is a clear, compassionate communicator who works with clients online, teaching guided meditation, personal development, new career strategic planning, and body transformation. She's a proud mom who beams at the mention of her grandchildren.

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