Plessy Vs. Ferguson
When did this happen?
1896
Why did Plessy sue?
He bought a ticket in the white section of a train car and wasn't allowed to sit there.
Who wrote the opinion in Plessy V. Ferguson?
Henry Billings Brown
Who sued who in the Plessy vs Ferguson case?
Homer Plessy was sueing Judge John Howard Ferguson because he made him get out of the white part of the train because he was ⅛ black.
What did the Plessy V. Ferguson trial change after?
It made segregation legal in public workplace
What was the fundamental question asked in the Plessy v. Ferguson trial answer?
It stated whether the 14th amendment violated the Seperate Car Act
What was the Plessy vs. Ferguson case?
It upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal".
What did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy V. Ferguson?
Racial segregation in public facilities was legal and acceptable
How did the Supreme Court vote in Plessy V. Ferguson?
They ruled 7-1
What is the Seperate Car Act?
a law passed by the Louisiana State legislature in 1890 which required "separate but equal" train car accommodations for blacks and whites.
What is segregation?
separation of the races