Italian bus service in Somalia enforced racial segregation even for professional Somalis.

Evidence

Asha finally joined Osman in Shalambot in February 1936, and the two established their household. Two years later their eldest son, Abdulkadir, was born, followed by another son, Mohamed. Osman flourished professionally under Prato, as he was promoted twice. However, his success did not protect him from rampant colonialist abuse. Osman went to Mogadishu for a three-day holiday, sometime in 1939, and on his return journey encountered the ugly face of fascism. He went to the Mogadishu bus station to catch a ride back to Shalambot on the Italian-managed bus line Compagnia Italiana Trasporti Africa Orientale (CITAO). When it was time to purchase the ticket, he and other Somalis were told to wait until all white passengers were served. Seating in these buses was segregated into two compartments, white and nonwhite. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 162

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• XREF: connects to: Northern Catholic parishes enforced rigid racial segregation even in New York. — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 35