the new transit system would bring. Carter has deep roots in St. Paul's Rondo community, but says light-rail is not another Rondo. Photo by Laura Yuen WASHINGTON D.C. | This home in the Dupont Circle neighborhood, close to the Metro, is worth $2 million. Photo by Andrea Bernstein WASHINGTON D.C. | This home outside Washington D.C. in Prince George's County, Maryland, is far from mass transit and worth about $365,000. Photo by Andrea Bernstein DENVER | Home values on the western side of Denver are expected to increase when the light rail system is constructed. Some local groups fear that property values will skyrocket, pushing out low-income minority residents. Photo by Andrea Bernstein DENVER | The Jody Apartments on Denver's west side are slated to be right next to a future light rail station. A coalition of conservancy and government groups is making sure the property remains affordable. Photo by Andrea Bernstein DENVER | South Lincoln Park, where new housing is being built near a rail station. Photo by Andrea Bernstein Click through the timeline or select a particular date to see important events for civil rights and mass transit. 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2010 1896 1925 The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters is founded, with A. Philip Randolph as its president, becoming the first African-American labor union to sign a collective bargaining agreement with a major U.S. corporation. 1944 Irene Morgan is arrested in Virginia for refusing to give up her seat on an interstate Greyhound bus.