May 29, 1903

Regarding the boycott sparked by the passage of the Streetcar Segregation Act, the Arkansas Gazette stated: “A streetcar official stated last night that there was no perceptible falling off in the recipients for the first day on which the law was effective. It was thought that the receipts would show a slight decrease on account of the boycotts of the negroes.” In fact, African-American patronage on the streetcars dropped in Little Rock (Pulaski County), Pine Bluff (Jefferson County), and Hot Springs (Garland County) by as much as ninety percent. The boycott lasted several weeks.