While the army and navy of the United states are in Africa, Europe and the Pacific, fighting “for a world in which this [n]ation, and all that this [n]ation represents, will be safe for our children,” a Middlesex County, virginia Sheriff’s Deputy arrests Irene A. Morgan (a maryland resident of African heritage traveling in interstate commerce) for refusing to give up her seat to a virginia couple of European heritage.

       [added 8/7/2022] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

Subsequent Events:

6/11/1945                   6/3/1946                   7/5/1947                    3/2/1955

References:

The Library of Virginia African American Trailblazers 2012
www.lva.virginia.gov/public/trailblazers/2012/?bio=morgan

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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