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We had to put 'em either under t (soft solemn jazz music) - [Crystal] They're sitting in t right behind the locomotive, so all of the steam and all of the bad fumes are coming into the car that the And even before they boarded the they are in the worst part of the train's waiting area, rooms that often don't have restroom facilities.

So African Americans are often m to use the bathroom outside.

[Jonathan Goldman] The Black on would've been the smoking sectio for the entire car.

And at that time, it wasn't just smoking in the air, but actually chewing tobacco.

- [Crystal] They are being made to sit in cars that are often dirty.

- [Jonathan] People would be spitting at the feet of those Black passengers and there'd be this sticky residue across the floor.

- [Crystal] They're calling them all kinds of names.

Many of the women are oftentimes sexually harassed.

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