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February 10, 1950
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
E. M. Martin, an Atlanta Life Insurance Co. official, protested racial segregation in railway travel between Atlanta and Memphis on January 9, 1950, citing unequal coaches. He received a favorable response from the Department of Justice on a pending anti-discrimination bill.
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Atlantan Protests Discrimination In Railway Travel
Information was revealed to the World on Wednesday that E. M. Martin, Atlanta Life Insurance Co. official, who made a protest against travel conditions on Railway between Atlanta and Memphis, Tenn., has received a favorable reply from the Department of Justice.
In a letter to the Interstate Commerce Commission dated January 17, Mr. Martin asserted that "on Monday January 9, 1950, I boarded the Kansas City Special at the Terminal Station in Atlanta. I was assigned to the Negro coach, or rather the coach reserved for Negroes. It was an old model of many years ago. Joining the old coach, reserved for Negroes was a modern, clean, up to date coach with adjustable reclining chairs for whites."
Mr. Martin further stated in his letter that "it was the duty of both conductor and porter to see that whites were assigned to coaches with reclining chairs for whites and to see to it that the tickets for Negroes were inspected and then assigned to the old coaches."
Mr. Martin who is vice-president and Secretary of the Atlanta Life Insurance Co. further indicated that the coaches were without hot water, and other necessary facilities.
In a letter from the Department of Justice Mr. Martin's attention was called to the bill now pending in Congress prohibiting segregation and discrimination on account of race or color in interstate travel.
Information was revealed to the World on Wednesday that E. M. Martin, Atlanta Life Insurance Co. official, who made a protest against travel conditions on Railway between Atlanta and Memphis, Tenn., has received a favorable reply from the Department of Justice.
In a letter to the Interstate Commerce Commission dated January 17, Mr. Martin asserted that "on Monday January 9, 1950, I boarded the Kansas City Special at the Terminal Station in Atlanta. I was assigned to the Negro coach, or rather the coach reserved for Negroes. It was an old model of many years ago. Joining the old coach, reserved for Negroes was a modern, clean, up to date coach with adjustable reclining chairs for whites."
Mr. Martin further stated in his letter that "it was the duty of both conductor and porter to see that whites were assigned to coaches with reclining chairs for whites and to see to it that the tickets for Negroes were inspected and then assigned to the old coaches."
Mr. Martin who is vice-president and Secretary of the Atlanta Life Insurance Co. further indicated that the coaches were without hot water, and other necessary facilities.
In a letter from the Department of Justice Mr. Martin's attention was called to the bill now pending in Congress prohibiting segregation and discrimination on account of race or color in interstate travel.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Racial Discrimination
Railway Segregation
Atlanta Protest
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department Of Justice
What entities or persons were involved?
E. M. Martin
Where did it happen?
Railway Between Atlanta And Memphis, Tenn.
Story Details
Key Persons
E. M. Martin
Location
Railway Between Atlanta And Memphis, Tenn.
Event Date
January 9, 1950
Story Details
E. M. Martin protests assignment to outdated Negro coach on Kansas City Special train, highlighting disparities in facilities compared to white coaches, and receives favorable reply from Department of Justice regarding pending anti-segregation bill.