Black History Month - Homer Plessy

 Homer Plessy is both an unsung hero and a name of anger. Homer Plessy in 1896 boarded a train in Louisiana and sat in the Whites Only section. He knew he would get arrested and his case was taken to the Supreme Court. 

At the Supreme Court, Plessy was found guilty. This was the decision that allowed “Separate But Equal” doctrine. But “equal” didn’t mean equal quality, just an accommodation. So separate schools, libraries, retail establishments, everything was segregated and allowed by the Supreme Court.

It was the law of the country until the 1950s. Mr. Plessy was a symbol of all that was wrong with segregation.