Local Trucking Company Creates Trailer Honoring Native Americans

In the early 1970s, Broadway Express owner Tony Griffith was traveling the country driving a big rig. At night, wherever he was, he would read. One book that captured him was Dee Brown's book, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee". The book opened up to Griffith a much more representative telling of the involvement of Native Americans in the history of the United States than some of the cowboy and Indian TV shows and movies Griffith saw while growing up.

Wanting to spark that same interest in others, Griffith worked with local business Lidy Signs to design a covering for one his Broadway Express trailers. The trailer features different scenic views of the nation and photos of Native American tribesmen who provided much help to the whites as they spread across the United States. The entire work is superimposed on a map of the US .

Greg Sapp spoke with Tony Griffith about the project...

Tony Griffith said he hopes when young people see the trailer heading down the highway, they'll pull out their mobile device and do some research on Native Americans and the part they played in the settling of the United States.