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Homer Plessy was allegedly a shoemaker and Vice-President of Societe des Francs Amis (Society of French Friends), a social organization that paid medical and funeral expenses for dues-paying members. Later in life he became a collector for People's Life Insurance Company.
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 The Plessy ruling, combined with the Court's earlier decision in the Civil Rights Cases, 163 US 537 (1883), which repealed the Civil Rights Act of 1875, allowed Jim Crow laws to flourish across the country (most particularly in the Southern states).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).
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Did Homer Plessy have any disabilities?
No, it appears Homer Plessy was intelligent, healthy and strong. Nothing in the literature suggests otherwise.
Is Homer Adolph plessy related to Hitler?
No. No relationship.
Where did Homer Plessy live?
Homer Plessy was classified as an "Octoroon" by 19th-Century New Orleans standards, meaning he was one-eighth African in descent. Plessy had one black grandmother, a Haitian "free woman of color," named Catherine Mathieu, who married and bore eight children with Homer's French Caucasian grandfather, Germain Plessy. Homer was very light-skinned, and said his African heritage was "not discernable."Plessy belonged to a group of New Orleans' African-American professionals, the Citizens Committee, that deliberately staged confrontations over Jim Crow laws in Louisianna. The law targeted in this case was Louisiana's Separate Car Act of 1890, which required separation of travelers by race. If Plessy's arrest hadn't been prearranged with the East Louisiana Railroad Company, he probably wouldn't have been challenged for sitting in the "whites only" car.You can access a photo of Homer Plessy via Related Links, below.
Who did homer plessy marry?
he married a 19 year old women named Louise Plessy was 25 at the age he married her they were 6 years apart
How many children did homer plessy have?
Plessy had three children an when they moved one of there childern had got hit by a car for playing in the street in Washington d.c
What percentage of black was Homer Plessy?
Homer Plessy was 1/8 (.123%) black.
Did Homer Plessy have a family?
No.
Did Homer Plessy have any disabilities?
No, it appears Homer Plessy was intelligent, healthy and strong. Nothing in the literature suggests otherwise.
When was plessy born?
Homer Plessy was born March 17, 1863.
What is the dates of Homer plessy accomplishments?
1926
Did Homer Plessy have kids?
yes he had eight children
Is Homer Adolph plessy related to Hitler?
No. No relationship.
What was some of homer a plessy major accomplishments?
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How many years was homer plessy in jail?
15
How did the plessy vs Ferguson case get its name?
From the plaintiff, Homer Plessy, and the defendant, John Howard Ferguson.
What are facts about Homer Plessy?
He was one eighth african American
When did Homer plessy die?
He died on March 1, 1925. :)
