Congresswoman Julia Brownley

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @RepBrownley

On the bus ride home, Evans was ordered by the bus driver to give up her seat to a white Marine, and she adamantly refused. The bus driver then moved all the other passengers to a different bus and Evans was subsequently jailed for 13 hours and fined $25 for disorderly conduct. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 7, 2023

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @RepBrownley

In 1951, Sarah Keys Evans enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps and was stationed at Fort Dix in New Jersey. The following year, Private First Class Keys traveled from Fort Dix to visit her family in North Carolina. https://t.co/fWPdoh911W — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 7, 2023

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @RepBrownley

Evans’ courageous act paved the way for the landmark case, Sarah Keys v. Carolina Coach Company, which countered the ruling of “separate but equal” in Plessy v. Ferguson by banning segregation on buses crossing state lines. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 7, 2023