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In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson what did Homer Plessy refuse to do?
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How did the plessy vs Ferguson case get its name?
From the plaintiff, Homer Plessy, and the defendant, John Howard Ferguson.
Was Plessy v Ferguson a boy or a girl?
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)Plessy v. Ferguson was a US Supreme Court case, not a person. Homer Plessy, the petitioner and John Ferguson, the nominal respondent, were both male, but that fact is completely irrelevant to the case.
What case overturned Plessy Ferguson?
The Brown vs. Board of Education case overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson case.
Who was John Ferguson?
He was the person in the case of plessy v.s Ferguson .And Ferguson won
Which case is the excerpt most likely from?
This is from the Supreme Court case Plessy vs. Ferguson.
What supreme court case upheld segregetion orseparate but equal?
That would be the Supreme Court Case Plessy vs. Furgeson
What overturned plessy v Ferguson?
The Brown vs. Board of Education case overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson case.
Who were the main people involved in plessy Vs Ferguson?
The main people involved in Plessy v. Ferguson were Homer Plessy, who was the plaintiff in the case and a man of mixed racial heritage, and Judge John H. Ferguson, who was the defendant in his capacity as a judge responsible for enforcing segregation laws in Louisiana. The lawyers who represented the parties before the Supreme Court were Albion Tourgée for Plessy and Milton J. Cunningham for Ferguson.
What state did the landmark case Plessy v Ferguson 1896 originate?
The landmark case Plessy v Ferguson originated in the state of Louisiana.
Was Plessy v Ferguson a boxing match?
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)No. Plessy v. Ferguson was a US Supreme Court case that legally sanctioned racial segregation.
Which Supreme Court case upheld the Jim Crow Laws?
Plessy vs Ferguson was the court case that supported Jim Crow laws stating that "seperate but equal" was constitutional.
Who won the Plessy v. Ferguson case?
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)John Howard Ferguson was the judge in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, who heard the case of Homer A. Plessy under the Separate Car Act of 1890. Judge Ferguson had previously ruled that the act did not apply to interstate travel. Because he was named in the petition to the Louisiana Supreme Court, Ferguson was the appellant of record in the US Supreme Court case.(see related question)
