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Reaching Across The Color Line: Margaret Mitchell And Benjamin Mays, An Uncommon Friendship, Jearl Nix, Chara Haeussler Bohan Jan 2013

Reaching Across The Color Line: Margaret Mitchell And Benjamin Mays, An Uncommon Friendship, Jearl Nix, Chara Haeussler Bohan

Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Faculty Publications

The authors examine how the Margaret Mitchell - Benjamin Mays relationship displays the courage of two individuals who reached across a line of hatred and mistrust to bridge a gap between black and white citizens of Atlanta, GA.


Nineteenth Century Rosa Parks? Assessing Elizabeth Jennings' Legacy As A Teacher And Civil Rights Pioneer In Antebellum America, Katherine A. Perrotta, Chara Haeussler Bohan Jan 2013

Nineteenth Century Rosa Parks? Assessing Elizabeth Jennings' Legacy As A Teacher And Civil Rights Pioneer In Antebellum America, Katherine A. Perrotta, Chara Haeussler Bohan

Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Faculty Publications

Elizabeth Jennings should be recognized as more than a "Rosa Parks" figure in Antebellum New York City history. Both Jennings' and Parks' experiences with segregation on public transportation are similar, but they are not the same. Jennings' ejection from a New York streetcar was not deliberately planned, nor did her removal from the streetcar lead to mass protests or boycotts in New York City or throughout the country. Similarly though, as many African Americans endured violence during the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, Elizabeth Jennings also survived the New York City Draft Riots in 1863. Overall, both …