The Telegraph
The remarkable story of the Afro-Brazilian who sued a White Captain in 1832 for denying his family access to whites-only cabin
The class action by Brazilian revolutionary Emiliano Mundrucu in 1832 is considered one of the oldest legal battles aimed at challenging racial segregation in the United States. His wife, Harriet, and one-year-old daughter were denied the opportunity to use a ladies’ cabin by the captain of the ship even though the wife was unwell. The…
