Plessy v. Ferguson 1
What southern State was Plessy in?
What is Louisiana
What does Separate but Equal mean?
Segregation based on race. White and Black individuals use different facilities, ride different trains, and use different water fountains, however, this term, requires the separate facilities to be equal to one another.
When was the case orginated?
1951
What was the daughters name?
Oliver Brown
What wavelength do butterflies see in?
UV Light
What famous phrase came out of the Plessy case
What is "separate but equal"
Why was Homer Plessy arrested in the first place?
For violating the Jim Crow laws by not moving from the White section to the Black section on a train.
Where did the case originate from?
Topeka, Kansas
Who was the court justice replacement?
Earl Warren
What is the hundreth digit of pi?
Did the 1896 Plessy V. Ferguson case take place before or after Reconstruction?
What is After
What did the Supreme Court argue?
Claimed separate facilities weren't discriminatory.
What amendment did segrated public schools violate?
14th Amendment
How many state schools were effected by the final court decision?
21
What is the main ingredient in tofu?
Dried soybeans
The plessy decision was not overturned until what famous case was decided by the supreme court
Brown v. Board Of Education
Who declared Louisiana Law as discriminatory?
Justice Harlan
How did the lawyers of the Brown family defend their case?
Claiming legal segregation meant that African Americans were less intelligent that whites.
Which lawyer represented the case?
Thurgood Marshall
What body part stays the same size since birth?
Eyes
These amendments were denied to Plessy when he was forced to move to a black's - only railway car
What are the 13 and 14 amendments
What are the Jim Crow Laws?
A set of racial segregation laws.
What effect did legal segregation have on the community?
uneven education and low self-esteem among minority kids.
How many lawsuits were made against the school district?
5
Which body parts never stop growing?
The noses and earlobes