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There were probably several horrific stories that could have scared Jackie out of Nashville, but one incident that stuck with her was when she witnessed a group of white men chase a black man down near the bus stop that she and a friend were waiting at. She witnessed this man violently beaten and then carelessly thrown into a dumpster nearby.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2022-03-03 |title=As a Trans Singer in the ‘50s, Jackie Shane Changed R&B Forever |url=https://www.them.us/story/jackie-shane-story-trans-soul-singer-womens-history |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Them |language=en-US}}</ref> Escaping the horrific dangers of Jim Crow, while also leaving her mother behind, was a decision that was difficult for her to make, but her best chance at survival. Jackie Shane left the Jim Crow South, migrating north out of the United States to Canada, with the belief that the racial tensions would be left within the States and that Canada would bring on a new environment.

=== '''Encounters With Violence and Harassment''' ===

Jackie Shane constantly reiterated the fact that her experience as a black, trans woman was not as most expected, not filled with violence and verbal threats. This, however, did not protect her from harassment in her early childhood, sexual harassment from her band members, and avoiding local gangs.