Was the person a railroad conductor?
Bus driver?
Otherwise involved in transportation?
- No refusing. I don’t think outright refusing was their job.
- Yes & No.
Nope.
Sorry – you were faster than my edit.
Was this a real event or fiction?
Real.
Did this incident/event take place at a location that would not normally have guards/bouncers/gate-checkers present?
Yes, it did. This is no “club” or discotheque.
In regards to the location, was it a place to vote? A hospital? A school?
No to all.
Ok, let’s go more general. Was it a place for business like a store, factory or office? Religious worship? Government location ? Leisure? Travel?
Were security people hired in anticipation of an incident?
If so, was the anticipated incident a protest?
It was a party, but I am not sure where it was held. Perhaps a hall or gathering place? Hotel with convention/gathering rooms?
No, no protest was being held.
I can tell you that the bouncers/gate-checkers or whatever were indeed hired in advance of the event.
" It was a party, but I am not sure where it was held. Perhaps a hall or gathering place?"
Well, there goes my next guess
Did it happen in the twentieth century?
In the U.S.?
Yes to both. 1950’s just to get the decade determined for you.
Was the incident related to the civil rights movement?
Were the race(s) of the people involved: Black? White? Other?
Have most people in the US heard of the consequences of the event, even if they have never heard of the specific individuals involved?
Did the incident inspire any creative works? If yes: Song? Movie?
Yes.
Black? Yes.
White? Yes.
Other? No.
No. I’m sure some have, but I don’t think most people in the US have.
No to all.
Did the party have someone involved that we would know?
No and there are no celebrities involved in this situation at all.
Maybe someone should try to put together everything you’ve learned into a summary and I can let you know how it looks?
I’ll give it a stab:
Bouncer/guard/gate checker at a party unwittingly brings a large number of people together
leading to non violent political activity
sparking awareness of a cause related to racism / Civil Rights
He/they did this by either allowing or refusing entry based on race
They were hired for the party, which took place in the 1950s
My question, did the bouncer make a mistake in who was supposed to be allowed in?
Most of your summary is accurate, but allowing/refusing entry on race is not 100% accurate. I think everyone, black or white, was allowed in. Welll, everyone the was part of the group having the party.
The bouncer did NOT make a mistake on who got in.