Plessy Vs Ferguson Research Paper
Plessy V. Ferguson
Many people will assume that segregation was in effect immediately after the civil war was finished. This is an incorrect assumption. Segregation at large wasn’t given a constitutional precedent until 1896, when the supreme court decided the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. Homer Plessy was a white man who was one eighth black, who had been asked to ride in a separate rail car from the whites. When he refused he was arrested. He then appealed his case up to the supreme court. This case set the precedent for separate but equal laws to follow.
On June 7, 1892 Homer Plessy bought a first class ticket to board a railway car on Louisiana’s East railroad. He boarded the white railcar, and was promptly arrested following his refusal …show more content…
"Plessy v. Ferguson." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 12 May 2015. Web. 27 Apr. 2017.
Harold, Jim T. "Plessy's Argument." PBS. Public Broadcasting Service, 12 Dec. 2009. Web. 28 Apr. 2017.
Harold, Jim T. "Plessy's Argument." PBS. Public Broadcasting Service, 12 Dec. 2009. Web. 28 Apr. 2017.
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History.com Staff. "Plessy v. Ferguson." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 20 Apr. 2017.
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"Primary Documents in American History." Plessy v. Ferguson: Primary Documents in American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress). Ed. Library Of Congress. Library of Congress, May-June 2009. Web. 05 May 2017. Pollock 9
"Primary Documents in American History." Plessy v. Ferguson: Primary Documents in American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress). Ed. Library Of Congress. Library of Congress, May-June 2009. Web. 05 May
Many people will assume that segregation was in effect immediately after the civil war was finished. This is an incorrect assumption. Segregation at large wasn’t given a constitutional precedent until 1896, when the supreme court decided the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. Homer Plessy was a white man who was one eighth black, who had been asked to ride in a separate rail car from the whites. When he refused he was arrested. He then appealed his case up to the supreme court. This case set the precedent for separate but equal laws to follow.
On June 7, 1892 Homer Plessy bought a first class ticket to board a railway car on Louisiana’s East railroad. He boarded the white railcar, and was promptly arrested following his refusal …show more content…
"Plessy v. Ferguson." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 12 May 2015. Web. 27 Apr. 2017.
Harold, Jim T. "Plessy's Argument." PBS. Public Broadcasting Service, 12 Dec. 2009. Web. 28 Apr. 2017.
Harold, Jim T. "Plessy's Argument." PBS. Public Broadcasting Service, 12 Dec. 2009. Web. 28 Apr. 2017.
"The History Engine." History Engine: Tools for Collaborative Education and Research | Episodes. Ed. Digital Scholarship Lab. Digital Scholarship Lab, 12 Oct. 2009. Web. 28 Apr. 2017.
History.com Staff. "Plessy v. Ferguson." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 20 Apr. 2017.
James, Jason T. "Homer Plessy." Infoplease. Infoplease, Jan.-Feb. 2009. Web. 05 May 2017.
Oyez. "Plessy v. Ferguson." Oyez. Oyez, 1 May 2009. Web. 27 Apr. 2017.
"Primary Documents in American History." Plessy v. Ferguson: Primary Documents in American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress). Ed. Library Of Congress. Library of Congress, May-June 2009. Web. 05 May 2017. Pollock 9
"Primary Documents in American History." Plessy v. Ferguson: Primary Documents in American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress). Ed. Library Of Congress. Library of Congress, May-June 2009. Web. 05 May