When she sued a taxi for not giving her a ride, she had won. Free African-Americans were not to be dismissed under that streetcar company. She influenced the career of social work because when she was in California and found former slave jobs and a place to live all over the city of San Francisco for their well-being. Mary Ellen Pleasant was an ambitious woman and she was willing to help her African-American people to the best of her abilities. She had risked her life over and over again, but it never stopped her from what she was trying to achieve. Although she was fully recognized in today’s forefront of black history, like many others, she still was one that made a huge impact on what it means to be an African-American
When she sued a taxi for not giving her a ride, she had won. Free African-Americans were not to be dismissed under that streetcar company. She influenced the career of social work because when she was in California and found former slave jobs and a place to live all over the city of San Francisco for their well-being. Mary Ellen Pleasant was an ambitious woman and she was willing to help her African-American people to the best of her abilities. She had risked her life over and over again, but it never stopped her from what she was trying to achieve. Although she was fully recognized in today’s forefront of black history, like many others, she still was one that made a huge impact on what it means to be an African-American