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Why did Homer Plessy get arrested?
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 The East Louisiana Railroad Company, which also wanted the Separate Car Act repealed, conspired with the (New Orlean's) Citizens' Committee, a civil rights activist group comprised primarily of African-American professionals, and Plessy to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.
How old was Homer Plessy when he joined the Citizens' Committee and got arrested for violating a segregationist law?
Homer A. Plessy (March 17, 1863 - March 1, 1925) was the petitioner in the landmark US Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896), that legitimized the "separate but equal" doctrine used to discriminate against African-Americans. The Plessy ruling, combined with the Court's earlier decision in the Civil Rights Cases, 163 US 537 (1883), which repealed the Civil Rights Act of 1875, allowed Jim Crow laws to flourish across the country (most particularly in the Southern states). Plessy was finally overturned by Brown v. Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954).Homer Plessy was 30 years old when he was arrested on June 7, 1892, for sitting in a whites-only railroad car, per the 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 The East Louisiana Railroad Company, which also wanted the Separate Car Act repealed, conspired with the Citizens' Committee and Plessy to arrange Plessy's arrest so he would have standing to challenge the law in court.
Why was homer plessy arrested?
He was riding in a "whites-only" train car. Front of the marker placed Feb. 12, 2009, commemorating the planned arrest of Homer Plessy June 17, 1892, for violating the Louisiana 1890 Separate Car Act. He was sitting in the whites' coach when he was asked to move and refused, which led to his arrest.
When did Homer Plessy plead guilty?
Homer Plessy, the Petitioner in the landmark US Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896), was arrested on June 7, 1892 for refusing to remove himself from a "whites only" train car on the East Louisiana Railroad, in violation of Louisiana's Separate Car Act of 1890. Act 111 required passengers to be separated by race and Plessy, who appeared white, was one-eighth African-American. When the conductor asked Plessy to declare his race, Plessy responded that he was "colored." He was promptly arrested and taken to jail in New Orleans, Orleans Parish.Plessy was held at the jail overnight, then processed and released on bail June 8, 1892, after waiving his right to see a judge.On October 28, 1892, Homer Plessy and his attorney, John C. Walker, appeared before Judge John Ferguson in the Criminal District Court for Orleans Parish. Plessy refused to enter a plea, arguing instead that the Separate Car Act was null and void because it violated his constitutional rights under the 13th and 14th Amendments. He was found guilty without entering a plea.Plessy's attorney then appealed and filed for a writ of prohibition (an order from a higher court to a lower court preventing the court from exercising its jurisdiction) in the Criminal Court of Appeals, then in the Louisiana Supreme Court, and finally in the Supreme Court of the United States.According to a New Orleans arrest warrant, Homer Plessy didn't enter a "guilty" plea until January 11, 1897, more than six months after his case had been decided by the US Supreme Court. Plessy paid a $25 fine, but was not jailed.
Who were the winners of the SFA Cup in 1892?
Celtic won the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup in 1892.
