A bus seat refers to a designated place where passengers can sit while riding on a bus. In some instances, such as during periods of racial segregation, certain seats were reserved or forbidden based on discriminatory laws or policies.
Related terms
Segregation: Segregation involves separating individuals or groups based on characteristics such as race, ethnicity, or gender. This term is often associated with historical practices of racial segregation in the United States.
Jim Crow Laws: Jim Crow Laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in public facilities across Southern states from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
Rosa Parks: Rosa Parks was an African American civil rights activist who famously refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.