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  2. Plessy v. Ferguson - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 December 2024. 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case on racial segregation 1896 United States Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 13, 1896 Decided May 18, 1896 Full case name Homer A. Plessy v. John H. Ferguson Citations 163 U.S. 537 (more) 16 S. Ct. 1138; 41 L ...

  3. Governor to pardon Plessy, of ‘separate but equal’ ruling

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    The Plessy v Ferguson case went to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ushered in a half-century of laws calling for “separate but equal” accommodations that kept Black people in segregated schools ...

  4. List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 163

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    Plessy v. Ferguson , 163 U.S. 537 (1896) , is regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history, solidifying the practice of " Jim Crow ". [ 2 ] It is a landmark decision in which the Court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality, a ...

  5. Albion W. Tourgée - Wikipedia

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    An ally of African Americans since his Civil War days, later in his career Tourgée was asked to aid a committee in New Orleans that was challenging segregation on railways in Louisiana, and he was appointed the lead attorney in the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) case. The committee was dismayed when the United States Supreme Court ruled ...

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  7. John Howard Ferguson - Wikipedia

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    In 2009, descendants of Ferguson and Plessy formed the Plessy & Ferguson Foundation of New Orleans to honor the successes of the civil rights movement.On February 12, 2009, they partnered with the Crescent City Peace Alliance and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts in placing a historical marker at the corner of Press Street and Royal Street, the site of Homer Plessy's arrest in New ...

  8. Trump would have been convicted if not elected, DoJ report says

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    A prosecutor says there was enough evidence in the 2020 US election case - but he was scuppered by Trump's win in 2024. Trump would have been convicted if not elected, DoJ report says Skip to main ...

  9. Homer Plessy - Wikipedia

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    Homer Adolph Plessy (born Homère Patris Plessy; 1858, 1862 or March 17, 1863 [a] – March 1, 1925) was an American shoemaker and activist, who was the plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson.