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Title: Why Colored People in Philadelphia Are Excluded from the Street Cars
Note: Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read.
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Summary: "Why Colored People in Philadelphia Are Excluded from the Street Cars" by Hunt is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This book addresses the systemic racial discrimination faced by Black individuals in Philadelphia, particularly the persistent exclusion from public streetcars. It critically examines the socio-political climate of the time, exploring the legal and societal barriers impeding racial equality. In the text, Hunt details the efforts made by a committee advocating for the rights of colored people to access the streetcars, highlighting their challenges with local authorities, public sentiment, and the legal system. The book recounts various cases of ejection and violence faced by Black individuals when attempting to use public transportation, further illustrating the broader societal prejudices and injustices they encountered. Hunt's work emphasizes that this exclusion reflects a larger moral failing and highlights the necessity for social reform towards racial equality. It serves as a poignant critique of both public attitudes and legislative inaction that perpetuated discrimination during this period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Hunt, Benjamin P. (Benjamin Peter), 1808-
EBook No.: 61529
Published: Feb 28, 2020
Downloads: 70
Language: English
Subject: United States -- Race relations
Subject: Segregation in transportation -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Subject: African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
LoCC: History: America: United States
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
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Title: Why Colored People in Philadelphia Are Excluded from the Street Cars
Note: Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by hekula03, Martin Pettit and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This
book was produced from images made available by the
HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Summary: "Why Colored People in Philadelphia Are Excluded from the Street Cars" by Hunt is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This book addresses the systemic racial discrimination faced by Black individuals in Philadelphia, particularly the persistent exclusion from public streetcars. It critically examines the socio-political climate of the time, exploring the legal and societal barriers impeding racial equality. In the text, Hunt details the efforts made by a committee advocating for the rights of colored people to access the streetcars, highlighting their challenges with local authorities, public sentiment, and the legal system. The book recounts various cases of ejection and violence faced by Black individuals when attempting to use public transportation, further illustrating the broader societal prejudices and injustices they encountered. Hunt's work emphasizes that this exclusion reflects a larger moral failing and highlights the necessity for social reform towards racial equality. It serves as a poignant critique of both public attitudes and legislative inaction that perpetuated discrimination during this period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Hunt, Benjamin P. (Benjamin Peter), 1808-
EBook No.: 61529
Published: Feb 28, 2020
Downloads: 70
Language: English
Subject: United States -- Race relations
Subject: Segregation in transportation -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Subject: African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
LoCC: History: America: United States
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.