may 18, 1896 - Plessy vs Ferguson
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Homer Plessy refused to sit in a jim crow car breaking Louisiana law. Plessy argued that his constitutional 14th and 15th rights were violated. The supreme court said that just because the law made a distinction between black and white train cars does not mean that his constitutional rights were violated. This ruling validated the 'separate but equal’ argument for segregation.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 18, 1896
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~ 130 years ago