Plessy, Homer Adolph

Authoritative Name:
Plessy, Homer Adolph
Biography:
"Homer Adolph Plessy, an African American, had boarded a train in New Orleans and seated himself in a "whites-only" car. When he refused to move, he was arrested for violating the "Jim Crow Car Act of 1890." The incident led to the Supreme Court case in which all but Justice Harlan voted against Plessy, affirming the right of states to enact segregation laws. The "separate but equal" ruling set the stage for the rampant racial discrimination that followed in the Deep South."--We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement WWW site, retrieved Apr. 3, 2008.
Associated Subjects:
Plessy, Homer Adolph
Plessy, Homer Adolph--Trials, litigation, etc.
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64 Parishes

Date of Original:
2022
Collection:
64 Parishes
Contributing Institution:
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities

Oral history interview with Herman Talmadge, 1986 April 28

Creator:
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002
Date of Original:
1986-04-28
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Full Text
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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