A NYC Rosa, 101 Years Before

I'm reading a book about how the Civil War affected the place of my birth...New York City, and I've come across an amazing story. The book is Gotham At War, New York City 1860-1865, and it briefly mentions a Rosa Parks type incident in the city 101 years before Rosa's refusal to give up her seat. In NY it was a teacher named Elizabeth Jennings, who sued a streetcar company...successfully...after she was thrown off a "white's only" streetcar. You'll find the story easily with a search, but one place is this pdf from The New York State Council for The Social Studies. The book has also been an eyeopener about the racism of many of New York's Irish residents...one of the main causes of the infamous draft riots during the war.