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TIL in 1904 when Richmond, Virginia passed a law enforcing racial segregation on their trolleys, John Mitchell, Jr. organized a boycott of the system that resulted in white people being arrested f... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL in 1904 when Richmond, Virginia passed a law enforcing racial segregation on their trolleys, John Mitchell, Jr. organized a boycott of the system that resulted in white people being arrested for sitting in the new black areas, as there were no black people on the trolleys.

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