Sarah Mae Fleming (1933-1993) | Road Trip

Sarah Mae Fleming (1933-1993) |

In June 1954 Sarah Mae Fleming, a 20-year-old African-American boarded a local bus, owned and operated by South Carolina Electric and Gas Company. According to Fleming the bus driver told her to move to the back of the bus. She reported trying to leave by way of the front (the bus was crowded) and he hit her in the stomach while forcing her off of the bus.

SERIES: Road Trip! > B. People > Movers & Shakers
Collection: Noted African Americans
Grade: Middle School (6-8) | High School (9-12)
Subject(s): Social Studies > S.C. History > I. Late 20th & Early 21st Centuries > 2-The Civil Rights Movement

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