may 18, 1896 - Plessy v Ferguson

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Summary: Homer Plessy (mixed but classified as black) participated in a public test where he sat in a whites-only car on a train and was arrested.
People involved: Homer Plessy and Ferguson (the judge who continually ruled against Plessy)
Where: Louisiana, then the SC
Cause: Racism combined with planning of the people who arrested Plessy
Effect: The idea of “separate but equal” but equal wasn't really implemented

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