Homer Plessy, Key To "Separate But Equal," On Road To Pardon

Homer Plessy, Key To "Separate But Equal," On Road To Pardon

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History, Social Studies, Other

9th - 12th Grade

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The video discusses the 1896 Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson, which established the 'separate but equal' doctrine, reinforcing state segregation laws long after the Civil War. It highlights Homer Plessy's protest against these laws by refusing to leave a whites-only train car, leading to his conviction, which remained on his record until his death in 1925.

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