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Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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In Jackson, Miss., two Black individuals, Laverne Ephriam from Detroit and Mrs. Susie Ramsey from Yazoo City, were arrested Saturday night for entering the white waiting room at the Illinois Central Railroad Depot after obeying an ICC ruling that removed segregation signs, though the city posted new ones. They were charged under the Jim Crow law and released on $25 bonds each.
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JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 30 (DSN) -Obeying the recent decision of the interstate Commerce Commission which caused the removal of segregation signs from the Illinois Central Railroad Depot, two Negroes were arrested here Saturday night.
The two Negroes were listed as Laverne Ephriam, a 24-year-old man from Detroit, Michigan, and 55-year-old Mrs. Susie Ramsey, of Yazoo City, Mississippi.
Following the removal of the signs from the doors of the depot, the City of Jackson placed its own signs on the sidewalks facing the entrance of the depot with the sign before the former White Waiting room reading for White Only, and the one before the former Negro waiting room reading For Colored Only, with each sign having the additional words, "by order of the Police Department."
According to reports, the police said the woman paused, read the sign, "For White Only", smiled and entered the former White waiting room. The man read the sign then entered to take a seat.
The two Negroes were arrested and charged with violating the City Jimcrow Law. Both were released after posting cash bonds of $25 each.
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Jackson, Miss.
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Saturday Night
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the two were arrested and charged with violating the city jimcrow law. both were released after posting cash bonds of $25 each.
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Obeying the recent decision of the interstate Commerce Commission which caused the removal of segregation signs from the Illinois Central Railroad Depot, two Negroes entered the former White waiting room and were arrested. Following the removal of the signs from the doors of the depot, the City of Jackson placed its own signs on the sidewalks facing the entrance of the depot with the sign before the former White Waiting room reading for White Only, and the one before the former Negro waiting room reading For Colored Only, with each sign having the additional words, "by order of the Police Department." The woman paused, read the sign, "For White Only", smiled and entered the former White waiting room. The man read the sign then entered to take a seat.