Want “Jim Crow” Cars In Washington
March 7, 1906
Summary
Jim Crow” streetcars are brought to Washington by Representative Hefin in hopes to further segregate the races.
Transcription
Want “Jim Crow” Cars In Washington
Washington, March 31.-- A bill was introduced by Representative Heflin of Alabama to compel street railway companies in this city to provide and operate separate street cars for negro passengers, and to make it unlawful for street car companies to allow white and negro passengers to ride in the same car under a fine of $100 for each offense.
Washington, March 31.-- A bill was introduced by Representative Heflin of Alabama to compel street railway companies in this city to provide and operate separate street cars for negro passengers, and to make it unlawful for street car companies to allow white and negro passengers to ride in the same car under a fine of $100 for each offense.
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Upper Right Quadrant
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Emma Roberts
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“Want “Jim Crow” Cars In Washington,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed October 9, 2026, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/394.