Mayor Joseph Cauffiel forever transformed the economic and cultural identity of Johnstown when, on Sept. 7, 1923, he ordered all Black and Mexican people who had lived in the city
On today’s episode of The Confluence: Jury selection for the federal trial of the man charged with carrying out the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting continues; we preview tomorrow’s primary election, which will determine which candidates move forward to represent their party in November; and the Heinz History Center opened \“The Negro Motorist Green Book\” exhibition about the directory that helped Black people travel safely around the U.S.
The building that housed the former Scotty’s Service Garage, an Esso gas station and car repair shop on Centre Avenue in the Hill District, is still there. It was more than a place to take a car — it was a safe and welcoming space for African Americans. An image