Plessy vs Ferguson
Who was involved? Think about the people or groups who were involved and affected by this event.
What happened? Summarize the event!
Where did the event take place?
When did the event take place?
Why is this event important to Georgia’s history?
1. The main people involved in Plessy vs Ferguson were Homer Plessy and the state of Louisiana. However, this event affected African Americans across the United States as it reinforced segregation policies and upheld the principle of "separate but equal."
2. In 1892, Homer Plessy, who was an African American, deliberately violated Louisiana's segregated train car law by sitting in a "whites-only" train car. Plessy was arrested and his case eventually made it to the Supreme Court.
3. The event took place in Louisiana, specifically on a train traveling from New Orleans to Covington.
4. The event occurred on June 7, 1892, when Homer Plessy was arrested for violating the segregated train car law.
5. This event is important to Georgia's history because it set a legal precedent that allowed for racial segregation to be enforced under the "separate but equal" doctrine. The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy vs Ferguson had a significant impact on the Jim Crow laws and segregation practices that were widely implemented in Georgia and other Southern states. It perpetuated racial discrimination and inequality for the next several decades until the landmark Brown vs Board of Education case overturned it.