America`s First Freedom Rider: Elizabeth Jennings, Chester A. Arthur, and the Early Fight for Civil Rights 9781493041343

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Автор: Mikorenda Jerry
Название: America`s First Freedom Rider: Elizabeth Jennings, Chester A. Arthur, and the Early Fight for Civil Rights
ISBN: 9781493041343
Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Классификация:

История Америк

История нового времени до 20 века: с 1700 по 1900

История: отдельные темы и события

Социальная история и история культуры

Гендерные исследования: женщины

Исследования азиатских и африканских этнических групп

ISBN-10: 1493041347
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 256
Вес: 0.56 кг.
Дата издания: 01.01.2020
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 50 halftones, black and white
Размер: 237 x 160 x 24
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Подзаголовок: Elizabeth jennings, chester a. arthur, and the early fight for civil rights
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: In 1854, traveling was full of danger. Omnibus accidents were commonplace. Pedestrians were regularly attacked by the Five Points gangs. Rival police forces watched and argued over who should help. Pickpockets, drunks and kidnappers were all part of the daily street scene in old New York. Yet somehow, they endured and transformed a trading post into the Empire City. None of this was on Elizabeth Jenningss mind as she climbed the platform onto the Chatham Street horsecar. But her destination and that of the country took a sudden turn when the conductor told her to wait for the next car because it had her people in it. When she refused to step off the bus, she was assaulted by the conductor who was aided by a NY police officer. On February 22, 1855, Elizabeth Jennings v. Third Avenue Rail Road case was settled. Seeking $500 in damages, the jury stunned the courtroom with a $250 verdict in Lizzies favor. Future US president Chester A. Arthur was Jennings attorney and their lives would be forever onward intertwined. This is the story of what happened that day. Its also the story of Jennings and Arthurs families, the struggle for equality, and race relations. Its the history of America at its most despicable and most exhilarating. Yet few historians know of Elizabeth Jennings or the impact she had on desegregating public transit.

America`s First Freedom Rider: Elizabeth Jennings, Chester A. Arthur, and the Early Fight for Civil Rights, Mikorenda Jerry