Plessy+vs.+Fergie

Tate Muratori-Levit David Gobris Thomas Connelly

Overview: Who were the participants: Homer Plessy,who was a plantiff (@http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaintiff) and John Ferguson (Supreme Court of Louisiana Judge)

Why it happened: Homer Plessy boarded a car on a white only railroad. He was then arrested.

What's The significance: The significance of the Plessy vs. Ferguson case was that Homer Plessy did not want to be discriminated against by the state of Louisiana and thought that it was unconstitutional and it grew so big that it was brought to the Supreme Court.

Presentation:
 * Homer Plessy boarded a all white railroad car.
 * He was arrested when he refused to move to the black car.
 * In his court case he defended himself by saying the laws are unconstitutional
 * In violation of; the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments.
 * The judge overruled Plessy's case.
 * He said the amendments did not guarantee all citizens were equal, but their facilities were to be equal.
 * Plessy argued that for the facilities to truly be equal then everybody should be able to use them.
 * The separate but equal doctrine was behind the jim crow laws until the end of which racism thrived.
 * However be separate but EQUAL doctrine eased the dramatic difference in quality between black and white facilities.

Amendment thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen: @http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html

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