Ruth was so excited to take a trip in her family's new car! In the early 1950s, few African Americans could afford to buy cars, so this would be an adventure. But she soon found out that black travelers weren't treated very well in some towns....

Ruth Holton, Matthias Rexroth, Christoph Genz, Klaus Mertens, the Tomanerchor Leipzig, and Gewandhausorchester Leipzig conducted by Georg Christoph Biller perform at the Thomaskirche, Leipzig, July 28,...