The Plessy v. Ferguson act was a1896 United States Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the belief of "separate but equal".
The issue began in Louisiana in 1892 when an african american named Homer Plessy refused to sit in a train car for only colored people. Homer Plessy was subsequently arrested for violating a Louisiana segregation law.
Plessy was appointed an attorney who argued his case stating that the separate car act violated the 13th and 14th Amendments of the United States Constitution.
In 1896, the Supreme Court heard the case and held that the Louisiana segregation law was not unconstitutional. The
Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy
The issue began in Louisiana in 1892 when an african american named Homer Plessy refused to sit in a train car for only colored people. Homer Plessy was subsequently arrested for violating a Louisiana segregation law.
Plessy was appointed an attorney who argued his case stating that the separate car act violated the 13th and 14th Amendments of the United States Constitution.
In 1896, the Supreme Court heard the case and held that the Louisiana segregation law was not unconstitutional. The
Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy