Thomas M. Boyd reminds us (“The Road That Led to Rosa Parks,” op-ed, Feb. 4) of the courage of Irene Morgan, who in 1944, more than a decade before the Montgomery bus boycott, was arrested and jailed for violating a Virginia law requiring racially segregated seating on public transportation. Morgan, represented by Thurgood Marshall, challenged the law and won in the Supreme Court. There are others who also should be remembered for similar, and even earlier, acts of courage. In 1854 in New York City, Elizabeth Jennings, who...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 09, 2020 18:56 UTC