Plessy vs. Ferguson (Unit 2 Module 1)
Read page 390 in your textbook and summarize the following information in your own words.
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?
How did this event impact Georgia’s history?
1 answer
Plessy vs. Ferguson was a significant Supreme Court case that took place in 1896. The case involved Homer Plessy, a mixed-race man, who refused to move to a segregated railway car designated for black passengers. Plessy was arrested and taken to court, where he argued that the Louisiana law requiring separate railway cars for African Americans violated his rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. The Supreme Court ultimately ruled in favor of segregation, establishing the "separate but equal" doctrine. This decision had a lasting impact on Georgia's history, as it upheld racial segregation laws and reinforced Jim Crow laws throughout the South.