Records. 1892-1896.

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Records. 1892-1896.

Legal documents generated by the case tried in Louisiana for violation of the separate car law, eventually argued to the Supreme Court and ending with a "separate but equal" decisison for blacks until 1954, when the ruling was changed. A few items relate to charges against Plessy for involvement in lottery.

7 items (photocopies). 1 folder.

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Plessy v. Ferguson.

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Plessy, Homer Adolph

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