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Plessy v Ferguson | |||
Facts: In 1890’s, the state of Louisiana passed a law that provided for the separate railway cars of whites and blacks. Plessy, a biracial man, challenged the law by taking a seat in the white railway. He was forcibly ejected and jailed. | Facts: In 1890’s, the state of Louisiana passed a law that provided for the separate railway cars of whites and blacks. Plessy, a biracial man, challenged the law by taking a seat in the white railway. He was forcibly ejected and jailed. |