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Grabstein von Irene Morgan. Irene Morgan Kirkaldy (* 9. April 1917 in Baltimore, Maryland; † 10. August 2007 im Gloucester County, Virginia) war eine US-amerikanische Bürgerrechtlerin. Sie beteiligte sich am Kampf um die Abschaffung der staatlich sanktionierten Rassentrennung in den USA .
- Kirkaldy, Irene Morgan (Ehename)
- US-amerikanische Bürgerrechtlerin
- 9. April 1917
- Morgan, Irene
Irene Amos Morgan (April 9, 1917 – August 10, 2007), later known as Irene Morgan Kirkaldy, was an African-American woman from Baltimore, Maryland, who was arrested in Middlesex County, Virginia, in 1944 under a state law imposing racial segregation in public facilities and transportation.
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- August 10, 2007 (aged 90), Gloucester County, Virginia, U.S.
Irene Morgan was a black woman who refused to give up her seat on an interstate bus to a white passenger in 1944. Her case went to the U.S. Supreme Court and set a precedent for challenging segregation laws.
13. Aug. 2007 · Aug. 13, 2007. Irene Morgan Kirkaldy, whose defiance of white supremacy while traveling through the Upper South in the summer of 1944 led to a Supreme Court decision outlawing segregated...
15. Sept. 2019 · Irene Morgan Kirkaldy (1917-2007) was a black woman who challenged racial segregation on interstate buses in 1944 and won a landmark case in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1946. She also earned college degrees in her later years and received several honors for her civil rights work.
April 1917 in Baltimore, Maryland; † 10. August 2007 im Gloucester County, Virginia) war eine US-amerikanische Bürgerrechtlerin. Sie beteiligte sich am Kampf um die Abschaffung der staatlich sanktionierten Rassentrennung in den USA. Grabstein von Irene Morgan.
Irene Morgan was a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in 1944 and challenged the state law in court. Her case was instrumental in the 1946 Supreme Court decision that ruled racial segregation on interstate buses unconstitutional. Learn more about her life, education, and legacy.
