Plessy vs. Ferguson Quiz (Sound Smart)

What law required African-Americans and whites to sit in segregated compartments on public carriers in Louisiana?

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Separate Car Act

• The Jim Crow Act

Why was Homer Plessy arrested?

• He refused to pay a fare

• He refused to give up his seat

• He protested against slavery

• He was caught without a ticket

What doctrine did the Plessy vs. Ferguson case establish?

• Separate but equal

• Desegregation

• Civil rights for all

• Equal protection under the law

Which city passed the first residential segregation ordinance in 1910?

• Baltimore

• Chicago

• New Orleans

• Atlanta

Which Supreme Court case overturned the 'separate but equal' doctrine?

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Roe vs. Wade

• Dred Scott vs. Sandford

• Miranda vs. Arizona