101 years before Rosa Parks, this woman integrated New York City's public transit

101 years before Rosa Parks, this woman integrated New York City's public transit

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None In 1854, Elizabeth Jennings was forcefully prevented from boarding a streetcar to go to church. • None Jennings sued the streetcar company and was represented in court by Chester Arthur, the future US president. • None 10 years later, all of New York City's public transit systems were…

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