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Corey Moylan|Quiz|22 Mar 2018

In 1896, what sparked Plessy v. Ferguson?

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Retry Correct Incorrect Louisiana’s Separate Car Act allowed for equal but separate accommodations for white and black passengers on railroads. When Plessy, who was seven-eighths white and one-eighth black, took a seat in a whites-only car, he was arrested after refusing to move.
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In 1896, what sparked Plessy v. Ferguson?

  • Homer Plessy argued his 14th Amendment rights were violated
  • Homer Plessy broke Louisiana’s Separate Car Act
  • All of these
  • Homer Plessy rode in a train car reserved for white passengers
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