Consolidating Support for a Law "Incapable of Enforcement": Segregation on Tennessee Streetcars, 1900-1930.

The article discusses public support for Jim Crow laws in America's southern states during the early 1900s, and it mentions racial politics and the Tennessee Supreme Court's decision to uphold the state's streetcar segregation statute in 1906. The legal case Morrison v. State, which deals with Afric...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Southern History Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 97 - 127
Autor principal:	BATES, JASON L.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Southern Historical Association Feb2016
Materias:	Cable cars (Streetcars) Public support Morrison, Mary Segregation in transportation Jim Crow laws Law enforcement Tennessee. Supreme Court Actions & defenses (Law) Twentieth century History Status (Law) Law State laws United States
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Sumario:	The article discusses public support for Jim Crow laws in America's southern states during the early 1900s, and it mentions racial politics and the Tennessee Supreme Court's decision to uphold the state's streetcar segregation statute in 1906. The legal case Morrison v. State, which deals with African American streetcar rider Mary Morrison's indictment for refusing to sit in a seat designated for "colored passengers" only, is examined. The struggles to enforce the Tennessee law are assessed.