"Ignoring the Segregation Ordinance."

"Ignoring the Segregation Ordinance."

This article reports that the president of the Mobile Light and Railroad Company is challenging the new city ordinance requiring white and African American passengers to be seated in separate sections on street cars. His company is having trouble because "a great many of the white passengers wi...

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"Ignoring the Segregation Ordinance."
fulltopic Alabama documents
African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Segregation--Alabama; Business and finance--Alabama; Segregation in transportation--Alabama--Mobile; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)
description This article reports that the president of the Mobile Light and Railroad Company is challenging the new city ordinance requiring white and African American passengers to be seated in separate sections on street cars. His company is having trouble because "a great many of the white passengers will not take the seats assigned to them" and because "the separation ordinance has resulted in depriving his company of the patronage of colored people." The article argues that the law should be examined, but that it should be enforced until the court rules otherwise.
spelling Q0000017444 - Q0000017445Q17444 - Q17445"Ignoring the Segregation Ordinance."This article reports that the president of the Mobile Light and Railroad Company is challenging the new city ordinance requiring white and African American passengers to be seated in separate sections on street cars. His company is having trouble because "a great many of the white passengers will not take the seats assigned to them" and because "the separation ordinance has resulted in depriving his company of the patronage of colored people." The article argues that the law should be examined, but that it should be enforced until the court rules otherwise.1902 December 21902-12-021900-1909African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Segregation--Alabama; Business and finance--Alabama; Segregation in transportation--Alabama--Mobile; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)TextNewspapersThe Daily Register49.5071v240Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.240 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2812
title "Ignoring the Segregation Ordinance."
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