because he looked white~apex
The Committee to Test the Separate Car Act chose Homer Plessy because he was a man of mixed race who could pass as white, which made his case more legally strategic. By deliberately violating the Louisiana law requiring racial segregation on public transportation, Plessy's arrest provided a direct challenge to the constitutionality of the Separate Car Act. His case ultimately led to the landmark Supreme Court decision in 1896, which upheld the doctrine of "separate but equal."
Because he looked white - Apex
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Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)Homer Plessy was arrested on June 7, 1892, for sitting in a whites-only railroad car, in violation of restrictions set by Louisiana's Separate Car Act of 1890. The East Louisiana Railroad Company, which also wanted the Separate Car Act repealed, conspired with the (New Orlean's) Citizens' Committee, a civil rights activist group comprised primarily of African-American professionals, and Plessy to arrange Plessy's arrest so he would have standing to challenge the law in court.
no, it was "Separate but equal". so there was still segregation.
Homer Post has never been on an active roster for the Patriots.
He was a war correspondent for Harper's Weekly.
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Homer Plessy's and the Citizens' Committee's goal was to convince the US Supreme Court to overturn the Louisiana Separate Car Act (Act 111), requiring racial segregation on intrastate railroads, unconstitutional under the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments.Unfortunately, the majority of the Court supported segregation, provided the facilities were "separate but equal" (which was seldom the case) and rejected the argument that segregation applied the stigma of slavery to African-Americans.Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)Homer Plessy was arrested on June 7, 1892, for sitting in a whites-only railroad car, in violation of restrictions set by Louisiana's Separate Car Act of 1890. The East Louisiana Railroad Company, which also wanted the Separate Car Act repealed, conspired with the (New Orlean's) Citizens' Committee, a civil rights activist group comprised primarily of African-American professionals, and Plessy to arrange Plessy's arrest so he would have standing to challenge the law in court.
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)Homer Plessy was arrested on June 7, 1892, for sitting in a whites-only railroad car, in violation of restrictions set by Louisiana's Separate Car Act of 1890. The East Louisiana Railroad Company, which also wanted the Separate Car Act repealed, conspired with the (New Orlean's) Citizens' Committee, a civil rights activist group comprised primarily of African-American professionals, and Plessy to arrange Plessy's arrest so he would have standing to challenge the law in court.
Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em