ɪn noːɹlˈiːnə ɪn wˈɔːɹən kˈaʊnti, nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə ˌɔn ˈeɪtiːn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn, bˈʊləks bɹˈʌðɚ plˈʌmɚɹ ɐtˈɛmptᵻd tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tˈɛn sˈɛnts wˈɜːθ ʌv bɹˈuːzd ˈæpəlz ðˌæɾə wˈaɪt stˈoːɹ klˈɜːk hæd swˈɪtʃt fɚðə wˈʌnz ðætðə nˈaɪntiːnjˈɪɹˈoʊld bˈʊlək hæd ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli tʃˈoʊzən.
In Norlina in Warren County, North Carolina on 18 January 1921, Bullock's brother Plummer attempted to return 10 cents worth of bruised apples that a white store clerk had switched for the ones that the 19-year-old Bullock had originally chosen.