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Poem "Bus Ride"
Dublin Core
Title
Poem "Bus Ride"
Description
This poem from the 1954 Messenger addresses a bumpy city bus that the narrator rides, urging it to pay attention to the people that ride it. This narrator speculates about the lives and personalities of some assumedly white riders before listing off a few other kinds of riders, including "colored folks," which is rhymed with "little kids who think they're jokes."
Creator
Source
Rothwell, Miriam. "Bus Ride." <em>The Messenger</em> LXXXVI (Winter 1959): 20. University Archives, RG 24 Student Publications. Virginia Baptist Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia.
Publisher
The Messenger, University of Richmond
Date
1959
Contributor
Damian Hondares
Gabby Kiser
Language
English
Type
Identifier
MessengerLXXXVI.20-1959
Files
Citation
Rothwell, Miriam, “Poem "Bus Ride",” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed December 3, 2024, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/378.