may 18, 1896 - Plessy v Ferguson

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Plessy was 1/8 African American and didnt look like he was African American at all. He was moved to a different train because he was still part African American even though he had been riding on at train for all of his life. It was ruled that i wasnt a violation fo the 14th amendment and segregation still stood.

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