Refused to sit in the segregated train coach
09/29/1841 AD Rebelled against
Frederick Douglass and friend James N. Buffum (later mayor of Lynn) were thrown from an Eastern Railroad train when Douglass refused to sit in the segregated train coach.
Trains were ordered to not stop at Lynn for several days out of concern that the citizens of Lynn would cause additional incidents.
Subjects Who or What Rebelled against?
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Frederick Douglass American social reformer...
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