Former Tennessee State Rep. Johnnie R. Turner was a student in Memphis when buses were integrated. Though the law had changed, Turner had to fight for a right already granted to her. Her full story is a master class in resilience — read it here ➡️ https://comca.st/2NTmYvk | Voices of the Civil Rights Movement

"They would spit on me, call me all kinds of names." After public buses were integrated, former Tennessee State Representative Johnnie Turner continued to experience discrimination from passengers and the bus driver: https://comca.st/3y8gaNs | Voices of the Civil Rights Movement