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The Florida Supreme Court (in ''Florida v. Patterson'') struck down the Avery law a month after its passage, after which the ''Pensacola Journal'' noted, "The negroes began to ride early and it was noticeable that they almost invariably occupied the front seats."<ref name="ortiz"/> However, segregation was soon reinstituted when municipalities passed ordinances using modified Avery language; in Pensacola, it was sponsored by the [[Pensacola Chamber of Commerce|Chamber of Commerce]]. [[L. B. Crooms]] was jailed for violating the streetcar laws, and in the [[1906]] cases ''Crooms v. Schad'' and ''Patterson v. Taylor'' these new segregation laws were upheld as constitutional.<ref>Shira Levine. [http://www.umich.edu/~historyj/pages_folder/articles/To_Maintain_Our_Self-Respect.pdf "'To Maintain Our Self-Respect': The Jacksonville Challenge to Segregated Street Cars and the Meaning of Equality, 1900-1906."]</ref>
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==Desegregation==
'''Desegregation''' of facilities occurred gradually over many years.
*Following a seven-month boycott led by the [[Pensacola Council of Ministers]], lunch counters at all Pensacola businesses were integrated in early [[1962]].<ref>''Jet'', March 15, 1962.</ref>
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