Ferguson, John H. (Judge)

Authoritative Name:
Ferguson, John H. (Judge)
Biography:
A Massachusetts native, Louisiana judge John Howard Ferguson presided over Homer Adolph Plessy's trial for violating the Louisiana law prohibited integrated rail travel in the state. Ferguson upheld the law. Plessy took the case to the U.S. Supreme Court as Plessy v. Ferguson.
Associated Subjects:
Ferguson, John H. (Judge)
Ferguson, John H. (Judge)--Trials, litigation, etc.
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Case File for Plessy v. Ferguson

Creator:
United States. Supreme Court
Date of Original:
1896
Collection:
Records of the Supreme Court of the United States 1772 – 2007
Contributing Institution:
United States. National Archives and Records Administration
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