During segregation and Jim Crow laws in the US what happened if a person was allowed to use white facilities but other users objected?

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First, let me note that your characterization of Nazi policies is misleading. They did have the semblance of rules with the Nuremberg Laws, but they did not always follow their own rules, and both physical appearance and behaviour of their victims did play a significant part in that. Someone who did not meet their racial definition of a Jew, but dressed like a traditionalist Jew, would be persecuted along with them.

As to your main question, events like the arrest of Rosa Parks did ultimately involve the police, but they started out with enforcement attempts by people like the bus driver. Another passenger would likely have complained to the bus driver first. The driver may or may not side with the bully. For a victim whose appearance was more ambiguous than that of Rosa Parks, much would depend on how the "white community" on the bus or in the bar or whereever would react. Clothing and accent of the victim would likely matter a lot, and so would the question if the victim was personally known to any bystanders.

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