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Friday, May 3, 2024


 

From the April-May 2024 Magazine

May 8, 1867: Trolley segregation ends in New Orleans

Since their inaugural service in the 1830s, streetcars were a source of both convenience and resentment for the Black citizens of New Orleans. With their access limited by local "Black codes" only to "star cars"--segregated trolleys emblazoned with a black star--even free Black workers, housewives and shoppers found a daily reminder that their freedom bore scant resemblance to that of whites.


 

The Modern Law Library

'In the Shadow of Liberty' shines light on American immigration history

Ana Raquel Minian uses the personal experiences of four immigrants to walk readers through the history of immigrant detention in the United States in In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the United States.

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