Separate But Equal: Homer Plessy and the Case That Upheld the Color Line
- Episode aired Sep 11, 2019
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In June of 1882, a 30-year-old shoemaker by the name of Homer Plessy of New Orleans led a revolution that aimed to overturn Jim Crow segregation laws. Plessy, who was said to be 1/8 black, e... Read allIn June of 1882, a 30-year-old shoemaker by the name of Homer Plessy of New Orleans led a revolution that aimed to overturn Jim Crow segregation laws. Plessy, who was said to be 1/8 black, entered the white's only car while on a train. When asked to move to the colored car, Pless... Read allIn June of 1882, a 30-year-old shoemaker by the name of Homer Plessy of New Orleans led a revolution that aimed to overturn Jim Crow segregation laws. Plessy, who was said to be 1/8 black, entered the white's only car while on a train. When asked to move to the colored car, Plessy refused. Following his arrest, a group of citizens used his arrest to fight Jim Crow seg... Read all