BHM query: Using the mailbox from inside the car

This morning, I had a close call, when a black female cop almost rear-ended me for going the posted 25 mph speed limit on a road that she typically monitors like a Nazi.  Because, she was trying to multitask and was on her in-car computer (yeah, she was that close that I could tell what she was doing), probably running my plates looking for an excuse to pull me over since I was obviously obliging to the speed limit.  And then she almost rear-ended me again when I actually came to a complete stop at the posted stop sign.  My annoyance in the world rose again to where I remembered I was doing something this month.

What historic events led to African-Americans insisting on retrieving mail from their mailbox from within their cars?

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