Plessy v. Ferguson
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Who:
Homer Plessy (1/8 black), Supreme Court
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What:
To test a Louisiana train segregation law, Homer plessy boarded a white section of a train and he was arrested. The case went to the Supreme Court and they ruled against Plessy.
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Where:
Lousiana
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When:
1896
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Significance:
* Established “separate but equal” ideals
* Lead to Jim Crow laws in the South
* Lead to Jim Crow laws in the South
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