On Dec. 30, 1937, the conductor of the “Texas Rocket” escorted Marjorie Stewart Joyner through its passenger cars when she boarded the train in Houston. A Chicago businesswoman accustomed to going first class, Joyner assumed she would travel to Tulsa in a private compartment. But southern railroad facilities were segregated, and Joyner was African American. … Continue reading Vintage Chicago Tribune: Marjorie Stewart Joyner, an influential Black beautician and Bud Billiken Parade organizer