The year 1964 was a turbulent time in America. After years of racial struggle, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act that July. This law outlawed racial segregation. Many Americans cheered, but some did not. Many Southerners worried about what it meant for their traditions and way of life. With the upcoming November presidential election, President Johnson was advised not to campaign in the South due to the threats of violence. But someone needed to visit the citizens in the South and explain why the new law was necessary and good for the entire country. First Lady Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson was from the South and understood its people and customs. Despite threats to her own safety, Lady Bird undertook a train tour to reach out to her fellow citizens and Southerners. This is the story of her historic Whistle-Stop journey.