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Plessy v. Ferguson

An African-American man, Homer Plessy, wanted to change the rights of the African American's of America. He purposely got arrested by sitting in the "white" side of a train. He planned to get arrested so he could make his case of black's rights. Plessy thought segregation in the South was the answer. He emphasized "separate, but equal" laws and the case eventually made it all the way to the Supreme Court. Ferguson was the state of Louisiana, which was the state where Plessy was arrested. The Court agreed to make things separate, but things weren't equal between blacks and whites. Blacks were given the lower quality public facilities, schools, restaurants and more.

Recourses:

Wikipedia.com

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