These pictures are from 1957 when nine black students first attended Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Since this was six years before our book, Kenny is probably referring to other situations and events. The images he saw, however, are probably similar.
On pages 130-132, Mama outlines her plan for traveling from Flint to Birmingham. Kenny says that they would take Interstate Highway 75, a road that goes all the way from Flint to Florida. I-75 actually goes through Atlanta, Georgia, so the Watsons would have had to take I-59 once they reached Chattanooga, Tennessee. Here's a map of the Watson family's route:
Byron mentions Ozzie and Harriet. It's a TV show that ran from 1952 to 1966. Isn't this a nice, happy looking family?
As they drive through Detroit, Momma points out Tiger Stadium on their left. The Detroit Tigers played baseball there from 1912 to 1999. The Detroit Lions NFL team used it as their home field from 1938 to 1974. In this image it appears that Interstate-75 is just being built. You can see what looks to be construction on the right side of the image. (But I may be mistaken.)
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