Blake Pontchartrain: The story behind Kenner's A.C. Alexander Elementary School
Anastasia Clancy Alexander was a member of the Jefferson Parish School Board for 29 years.
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Blakeview: An important moment in local civil rights history, Rev. Avery C. Alexander was arrested 60 years ago on Oct. 31
Alexander was arrested and dragged by his heels up the steps of the City Hall basement following a protest.
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The Louisiana Supreme Court Observes Black History Month With Educational Initiatives
The Louisiana Supreme Court Observes Black History Month With Educational Initiatives.
United States Law Library Of Louisiana Homer Plessy Averyc Alexander Charlesj Hatfield Miriam Childs
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Gov. Edwards Signs the First and Historic Posthumous Pardon of Civil Rights Leader Mr. Homer A. Plessy
The Office of Governor John Bel Edwards, putting Louisiana first..
Source: louisiana.gov
Homer Plessy, of Plessy v. Ferguson's 'separate but equal' ruling, pardoned by Louisiana governor
Plessy, a shoemaker, purchased a first-class ticket on June 7, 1892, to board a Louisiana train. He sat in the Whites-only section and refused to leave when a conductor ordered him to move to a rail car reserved for Blacks.
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Louisiana's revisionist history still causing problems, even as Plessy pardoned
Louisiana's revisionist history may explain why we keep using a picture of P.B.S. Pinchback when we talk about Homer Plessy and why we forget about Oscar Dunn.
United States New Orleans New Orleans Regional Transit Authority Homer Plessy Averyc Alexander John Bel Edward
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Homer Plessy, of Plessy v. Ferguson's 'separate but equal' ruling, pardoned by Louisiana governor
ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards Homer Plessy pardoning
Gov. John Bel Edwards will hold Louisiana's historic posthumous pardoning ceremony for civil rights leader Mr. Homer A. Plessy in New Orleans Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.
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Homer Plessy, US civil rights pioneer, receives pardon 130 years on
Plessy’s act of civil disobedience led to landmark court decision that legalized ‘separate but equal’ doctrine and ushered in Jim Crow era
Source: theguardian.com
With a Pardon, Homer Plessy's Record Is Clear, but a Painful Legacy Endures
He boarded a whites-only train with the hope of undoing racist laws. Instead, his arrest led to a Supreme Court decision that upheld the “separate but equal” doctrine used to justify segregation.
Source: nytimes.com