The Press: Black like Me

On the way to Hattiesburg, Miss., the bus pulled into a rest stop, and the white passengers got off. When one of the colored passengers, a big man in dark glasses, tried to follow them, the driver blocked his way. "Where do you think you're going?" he demanded. "I'd like to go to the rest room," the passenger said. "Does your ticket say for you to get off here?" asked the driver. "No, sir," said the passenger, "I'm going to Hattiesburg." The driver shut the bus door. "Then you get back in your seat." he commanded, "and don't you move till...

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