In 1887 Florida law required the railroads to add separate cars for each race, although it doesn’t mention Hispanics, or American Indians. Apparently the Teamsters weren’t running the railroads, because they gave in, and the paid the extra money for separate rail cars to accommodate everyone. Passengers who broke the law, and sat in the wrong area faced a twenty-five dollar fine, or twenty days in jail (N.A. n.d.1). The only exception to this law was a black nurse could sit in a white section, if…
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