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Plessy v. Ferguson Originates in New Orleans

Name: Plessy v. Ferguson Originates in New Orleans
Start: 1892-01-01
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

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Homer Plessy's challenge to segregated rail cars led to the Supreme Court's 1896 "separate but equal" doctrine, constitutionalizing Jim Crow for generations.

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