Background Information
Waterbury, Connecticut, was founded in 1686 and became well known for its manufactures in brass. The First Industrial Revolution introduced the use of power, from falling water and steam, as the motive force behind large-scale machinery in factories. Charlotte, North Carolina, is a university town as well as a commercial center with a Civil War history. Before segregation was abolished by President Harry Truman, the American military had policies that kept blacks in their own units under the command of white officers.