Tag: Lorraine Stone

SHREWSBURY – A century before Rosa Parks fought for racial equality on a Montgomery, Ala. bus, a brave teacher challenged racist streetcar policies in New York City, taking her fight to court in 1854 and winning a landmark victory for African American rights.

By Rick Geffken “Ain’t I a Woman?” asked Sojourner Truth in 1851 in her legendary speech at the Women’s...