This Day in Black History: May 4, 1884
On May 4, 1884, journalist and activist Ida B. Wells was asked by a train conductor to move from her seat in a ladies' car into a smoking car on a ride to Nashville, Tennessee, where she would be taking classes at Fisk University.
After Wells refused to move, she was physically forced by a group of men in the car to move from her seat.
The incident led her to file a lawsuit against the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad company. Wells won the case and was awarded $500. But her victory lasted for a short time as the company appealed the verdict and the case went to the Tennessee Supreme Court. The court reversed the decision and ruled that Wells attempted to cause the railway "difficulty" by not following the conductor's orders.
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Posted By: Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Thursday, May 4th 2023 at 12:00PM
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