Legal Segregation? | Plessy v. Ferguson

The video discusses the historic Plessy v. Ferguson case, where Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting in a whites-only train car, challenging the Separate Car Act. The case went through various courts, ultimately reaching the US Supreme Court, which upheld the 'separate but equal' doctrine. Justice Harlan's dissent highlighted the discriminatory nature of the law. The decision justified Jim Crow laws but also spurred the civil rights movement. The Plessy and Ferguson Foundation now works to educate on the case's relevance.

What was the racial composition of Homer Plessy?

• Seven-eighths white and one-eighth Black

• Three-quarters white and one-quarter Black

• Completely Black

• Half white and half Black

What was the main reason for Homer Plessy's arrest?

• Protesting the Separate Car Act

• Trespassing

• Vagrancy

• Theft

What was the outcome of Plessy's case in the Louisiana Supreme Court?

• The court sided with Plessy

• The case was dismissed

• The court sided with Ferguson

• The court ordered a retrial

Which amendment's clause was the focus of the Supreme Court's decision?

• The Thirteenth Amendment

• The Fourteenth Amendment

• The Fifth Amendment

• The First Amendment

What doctrine was established by the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Freedom of speech

• Due process

• Equal protection

• Separate but equal

Who was the only Supreme Court Justice to dissent in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

• Justice Henry Billings Brown

• Justice John Marshall Harlan

• Justice John H. Ferguson

• Justice David Brewer

What was the long-term impact of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

• It was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education

• It led to the abolition of the Separate Car Act

• It was upheld in all future cases

• It had no significant impact