Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights

Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights — page 3
His words stung This wasn't about empty seats It was about tradition a tradition of separate streetcars for blacks and whites A tradition most people ignored Usually Lizzie's fine clothes and proper manners earned her a seat on a car reserved for whites Usually it was up to passengers to object But not today This conductor expected her to ride on a car for her people —a car with the sign Colored People Allowed in This Car Lizzie swallowed hard I don't have any people The car's full The conductor shooed her away Get off