Homer Plessy Guilt

Although some may argue that Homer plessy was a man of guilt for standing up for what he believed in, homer plessy gave a committed input. In this essay you will read of how one man standing up can change it for everyone else who is affected. There were two different sides of the story at the time and even if he wasn’t defended, Homer plessy stood up for everyone who was being stepped on. He tried for better for those who were separated from those who were treated better. He made everyone hear his spoken claim. on June 7, 1892 plessy bought a first class ticket of the east louisiana railway and took a vacant seat in the section that belonged to the white passengers only. He was threatened to remove himself from the seat or he would be arrested for breaking the separate but equal act. Homer plessy stayed seated because he believed he was …show more content…
While standing for his own rights, he was also standing up for others who were discriminated. In the court case that was visited by a lot of people, was witnessed. Justice henry brown stated that the louisiana did not violate the thirteenth and the fourteenth amendment and plessy was set free. As an effect of the court case they dropped the separate but equal act and integrated the schools and brought everyone together where it became equal and equal. This didn’t stop the hatred and discrimination but it made a good start. In conclusion of this essay, to all who he stand for, homer plessy was to go down in history as a hero for defending for the rights and to end discrimination. He stood for what he believed in and as an effect of doing so, they dropped the separate but equal act to all equal and all fair. Discrimination slowly left but everyone is judged. Plessy taught people that we are all humans and we all have things that make us different but no one should be hated for