Elizabeth Jennings Graham - Honoring 170 Years
100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, a 24-year-old Black New Yorker stood her ground on a streetcar. Her name was Elizabeth Jennings Graham. Join us to pay tribute to Graham’s civil rights legacy, on the 170th anniversary of her brave act of defiance.
Content Manager Polly Desjarlais will lead a digital discussion highlighting Jennings Graham’s courage and perseverance. Her successful battle against the Third Avenue Railroad Company became the first recorded legal victory for equal rights on public transportation – a powerful catalyst in the fight for desegregation on all of New York’s public transit vehicles.
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