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African American
In reply to the discussion: New to DU and new here. Also a question about optics [View all]1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)4. Actually ...
They could stand on the porch of a white homeowner in inclement weather (not enough room for all in the cab).
The white driver(s) didn't have to retreat to a porch, the cab had more than enough room for the one (possibly, two) driver(s); but, the union rules prohibited the Black workers from entering the cab ... period.
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"if that's the best you got when he's been dead for almost 50 years - you've got a problem."
Number23
Oct 2015
#14
It was the "will this get me in trouble here and I don't care if it does" bit that was needlessly
Number23
Oct 2015
#21