June 7, 1892 to May 18, 1896

ORLEANS, Louisiana

plessy v. ferguson, separate but equal case

Plessy v. Ferguson  During the day of June 7th, 1892, in New Orleans, Louisiana, a man by the name of Homer Plessy decided to forever change the Old South.  Plessy obtained a ticket for a thirty-mile-long road trip from the city of New Orleans to Covington. Upon boarding the railroad car, Plessy informed the conductor that he was one-eighth black; however, that meant he was seven-eighths white. Although...