Plessy

1877 along with Jim Crow and Plessy v. Ferguson affect our nation from 1877 till the 1960s? Name: Type #3 Date: FCA'S 1. Significance of Compromise of 1877 2. Significance of Plessy v. Ferguson 3. Significance of Jim Crow There were many important things that affected our nation in 1877 til the 1960s. Something that were important were the compromise of 1877, Plessy v. Ferguson, and Jim Crow. These

of American society. Mr. Oliver L. Brown’s attorneys convinced the justices to overturn the precedent in Plessy v. Ferguson, in order to permit Mr. Brown’s daughter Linda to attend a white elementary school that was seven blocks from her home instead of going ten blocks to get on a bus to go to a segregated elementary school. This unanimous decision swept aside the legal principle of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

The case involving Homer Plessy, who was brought before Judge John H. Ferguson of the Criminal Court in New Orleans originated in 1892 as a challenge to Louisiana’s Separate Car Act of 1890. The law required that all railroads operating in the state of Louisiana provide equal but separate accommodations for white and African American passengers and prohibited passengers from entering accommodations other than those to which they had been assigned on the basis of their race. It banned whites from

not right if we don't have those fairnesses. In Brown v board of education and Plessy v Ferguson they were fighting to have rights and fairness, but Plessy v Ferguson got their rights heard right away and the Brown v board of Education didn't get there voices heard in till many years after they went to court. In the 1890's Plessy got on the wrong train car and decided he didn't want to move. The authorities said that Plessy would have to pay $25 or go to jail for 20 days, so when he refused they put

Once june 7, 1892, he bought a top of the line ticket to an excursion between new orleans Furthermore Covington, la. , Furthermore took ownership of a empty seat On An white-only auto. Properly captured What's more imprisoned, Plessy might have been brought with trial Previously, another orleans court What's more indicted from claiming disregarding the 1890 law. He that point documented An appeal to against those judge in that trial, Hon. John H. Ferguson, toward those louisiana

to have an education or go to school with whites.They were not allowed to be in the same facilities as whites. This was one major problem with wanting Civil Rights… segregation. Segregation was creating separate facilities for minority groups. The Plessy vs. Ferguson Act was a help to segregation saying “separate but equal”, in fact the Brown vs Board of Education stated the separation of black and white students is unconstitutional.

is a problem. There is so much segregation and hurt that it is a social and moral issue. The books in class, like Harrison, has talked about race and power. Two significant cases in American history have shown that race is a problem. The first is Plessy v Ferguson caused segregation to win the case and then Brown v. Board of Education

Homer Plessy was a man who had ⅞ white in him was arrested for sitting in a whites only train car. He had a normal life he worked as a shoe maker. Homer Plessy was a that was arrested for sitting in a white only seat. When released from jail he challenged the law and end up making life harder on all african americans. Plessy was a normal man he worked and had a family just like everyone else. Plessy was born in March 17th, 1862, New Orleans,Louisiana. His family was a mixed heritage they could

In the Plessy vs Ferguson case, Plessy wanted to be able to have the same opportunities as the white folks do, no matter his ethnicity. Plessy is white and 1/8ths black. He felt that since he’s majority white he would be able to sit in the same transportation as other white people. He was forced to get up from his seat, but he refused. The Supreme Court saw it as “separate, but equal” and Plessy lost. Segregation started to spread throughout the U.S. I disagree with the Supreme Court’s decision

In 1896, Plessy lost the case Plessy v. Ferguson by a vote of 7-1, which ruled that “separate but equal” was constitutional under the Amendment XIV as Justice Henry Billings Brown stated, “If one race be inferior to the other socially, the Constitution of the United States cannot put them upon the same plane.” The decision shaped the nation social construction and race relation for the next fifty years. The first half of 20 th century saw a domination of racial segregation since the decision