The law accomplished the segregation of African Americans and whites into different cars on railroads. It specified separate coaches for white and Negro passengers and established penalties for conductors and railroad companies that failed to enforce this segregation. However, the law did not apply to streetcars and it did not outlaw segregated train cars.
Read the summary of an 1891 law from Texas. Which of the following did the law accomplish?
It segregated African Americans and whites into different cars on railroads.
It segregated compartments for whites and African Americans on streetcars.
It outlawed segregated train cars and established fines for breaking the law.
Separate coaches for white and Negro passengers to be equal in all points of comfort and convenience. Designed by signage posted in a conspicuous place in each compartment. Trains allowed to carry chair cars or sleeping cars for the exclusive use of either race. Law did not apply to streetcars. Penalty: Conductors who failed to enforce law faced misdemeanor charge punishable by a fine from $5 to $25. The railroad company could be fined from $100 to $1,000 for each trip. Passengers who refused to sit in designated areas faced fines from $5 to $25.
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