Black man whose arrest led to 'separate but equal' posthumously pardoned
Homer Plessy was 'white enough to gain access to the train and black enough to be arrested for doing so.'
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126 years after the 'separate but equal' ruling, Homer Plessy is pardoned
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana's governor planned to posthumously pardon Homer Plessy on Wednesday, more than a century after the Black man was arrested in
Source: wprl.org
126 years after the 'separate but equal' ruling, Homer Plessy is pardoned
Plessy was arrested trying to board a "whites-only" train car. The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson ushered in an era of laws that kept schools, housing and other venues segregated.
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Louisiana governor to posthumously pardon Homer Plessy : NPR
Plessy was arrested trying to board a "whites-only" train car. The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson ushered in an era of laws that kept schools, housing and other venues segregated.
Source: npr.org
126 years after the 'separate but equal' ruling, Homer Plessy will be pardoned
Plessy was arrested trying to board a "whites-only" train car. The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson ushered in an era of laws that kept schools, housing and other venues segregated.
Source: wksu.org