Racist laws required African Americans to drink from separate public drinking fountains, climb back stairs to sit in the balconies of theaters, and wait in much smaller rooms at bus and train stations.
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Every week after Mass I would climbthestairs to watch our organist play the postlude.
These household and household-ish names climbthestairs and take a very public leap, sometimes landing gracefully, or at least belly-flopping for audience amusement.