2021 Celebration of Black History - Day 21

Today we celebrate Black History by revisiting the Plessy v. Ferguson case.

In June of 1882, a 30-year-old shoemaker by the name of Homer Plessy of New Orleans led a revolution that aimed to overturn Jim Crow segregation laws.

Plessy, who was said to be 1/8 black, entered the white’s only car while on a train. When asked to move to the colored car, Plessy refused. Following his arrest, a group of citizens used his arrest to fight Jim Crow segregation laws. Facing defeat at every turn, the battle raged on all the way up to the Supreme Court in the 1896 case, Plessy v. Ferguson.

Watch this video to learn more: https://blackhistoryintwominutes.com/separate-but-equal

To learn more read here: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/plessy-v-ferguson