The little girl who kept the bus from moving.A JIM CROW story

11/10/2024 14 min Episodio 286
The little girl who kept the bus from moving.A JIM CROW story

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For any 8 year old, the world can be a big and scary place.   For an 8 year old Black Girl growing up in the Jim Crow South during the 1950s, the world can be terrifying.  In today's episode, I will share my mother's story of how her inadvertent decision to sit in the front of the bus in 1954 as an 8 year old girl resulted in the bus not moving and the lasting impact this incident had on her life.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/in-the-know-with-tony-reeves--5596987/support.

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