Plessy vs Ferguson:
- People involved: Homer Plessy, Supreme Court
- What happened: Plessy, an African American man, refused to give up his seat on a train car for whites only, leading to his arrest. The Supreme Court upheld the "separate but equal" doctrine, allowing for racial segregation.
- Where: Louisiana, United States
- When: 1896
- Importance to Georgia's history: Plessy vs Ferguson solidified racial segregation laws, known as Jim Crow laws, in Georgia and the rest of the South. It maintained a system of discrimination and inequality for African Americans for years to come.
Unit 1 Lesson 3: Progressivism (note: you might also find information in Unit 1 Lesson 8: African Americans and Segregation) keep things short.
Plessy vs Ferguson
Who was involved? Think about the people or groups who were involved and affected by this event
What happened? Summarize the event!
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Why is this event important to Georgia's history?
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