“OPERATOR MUST NOT TOUCH
OR ASSAULT A PASSENGER”
224
●
(CIVIL RIGHTS—SEGREGA-
TION.) VIRGINIA.
Virginia Electric
and Power Company. Rules and
Regulations for Separation of White
and Colored Passengers. To Norfolk
and Portsmouth Bus and Car
Operators.
Card, 6
7
⁄
8
x 3
5
⁄
8
inches, printed
on both sides of a piece of stiff cardstock.
Virginia, May 1, 1942
[600/900]
A RARE SURVIVAL OF THE ERA OF
“
SEPA
-
RATE BUT EQUAL
.”
The wording on this card
is strangely polite, given the motive.
224
225
225
●
(CIVIL RIGHTS—SEGREGATION.)
Discrimination on the Basis of Race,
Color or National Origin is Prohibited.
Metal sign with black lettering, 18 x 3
1
⁄
4
inches; holes in the corners and two additional holes in the center for mounting.
[United States, post 1965]
[800/1,200]
The sign’s message suggests that it was probably created in the era just following the Civil
Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965. From its makeup, it was possibly used in a public restroom or
similar facility to reinforce the law, in places where such facilities might have previously been
segregated.
