Homer Plessy (1862 – 1925)
Homer Adolph Plessy, originally Homère Adolphe Plessy, following a courageous act of civil disobedience, was convicted in New Orleans of violating Louisiana's racial segregation laws. The resulting "Separate but Equal" Supreme Court decision against him had wide consequences for everyday life and civil rights in the United States.
Homer Adolph Plessy, originally Homère Adolphe Plessy, following a courageous act of civil disobedience, was convicted in New Orleans of violating Louisiana's racial segregation laws. The resulting "Separate but Equal" Supreme Court decision against him had wide consequences for everyday life and civil rights in the United States.
- Activism Against Segregation
- His Protest Landed in the Supreme Court
- Video (8 minutes): Historic Case: Plessy v. Ferguson