ADVERTISEMENTThe men boarded buses in Washington, D.C., setting out on a two-week route that included stops in Durham, Chapel Hill and Greensboro, North Carolina. As the riders attempted to board the bus in Chapel Hill, several of them were removed by force and attacked by a group of angry cab drivers. After a trial in Orange County, the four men were convicted and sentenced to serve on a chain gang. Last month, five District Court judges marked the 75th anniversary of the arrests of Rustin and the three other men in Chapel Hill by reading a statement of apology. “The Orange County Court was on the wrong side of the law in May 1947, and it was on the wrong side of history,” the statement read.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 17, 2022 12:14 UTC