Completed in 1927, The Texas & Pacific Railway Depot stands as one of the last remaining segregated buildings in the State of Louisiana. Separate entrances for “White” and “Colored” passengers lead to two waiting rooms segregated by race and marked by different building materials. After the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, passenger rail service ended in Natchitoches in 1965, a...
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