Plessy v. Ferguson Case

The court case took place after Brown v. Bd. of Education

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Plessy was 1/8 black and thought that he could pass for white.

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The case dealt with integration of passenger cars on the trains in Alabama.

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The court rules that if the races were kept in equal cars, it was legal to keep them separate.

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Brown v. The Board of Education confirmed the Supreme Court's decision on segregation.

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The Plessy v. Ferguson case held that segregation was a violation of the 14th Amendment.

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The train was warned that Homer Plessy was going to attempt to ride in the white train car.

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Homer Plessy sat on the train car to demonstrate that he should be allowed to ride in 1st class.

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Separate but Equal helped the Jim Crow Laws to spread in the southern states.

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Central High School was created from the concept of Separate but Equal.

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