"Separate But Equal" | Plessy v. Ferguson

In 1892, Homer Plessy, who was 1/8 black, was arrested for sitting in a whites-only train car in Louisiana. This was a planned protest by the Citizens Committee against the Separate Car Act. Plessy challenged the law, arguing it violated the 13th and 14th Amendments. The case reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which upheld the law, establishing the 'separate but equal' doctrine. Justice Harlan dissented, predicting the decision would be infamous. The case fueled the civil rights movement and was eventually overturned by Brown v. Board of Education.

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