1. Plessy VS Ferguson
Alexis, Chloe, Juan, and Katana

2. Louisiana Law 1890
Equal but separate accommodations for white and colored races

3. Homer Plessy Seven-eighths white, one-eighth black
Appearance of a white man

4. Homer Plessy June 7, 1892 bought first-class ticket
Sat in white only train car

5. Arrested for: Violating “Separate Car Act”
Sitting in a white train car

6. District Court
Judge Ferguson dismissed the act, saying it was unconstitutional

7. Judge Ferguson
Said no law was broken because it was within the state boundaries.

8. Aftermath:
The case was taken to the U.S. Supreme Court

9. Reason for Supreme Court
Arguing that the state was going against 13’th/14’th amendment

10. 13’th Amendment
Addresses the abolishment of slavery

11. 14’th Amendment
States had to follow and enforce the laws from the Constitution

12. Outcome
Court voted that the state wasn’t going against the amendments

13. Plessy Outcome
Plessy loses in Supreme Court and racial segregation was allowed with “Separate but equal” law

14. Restrictive Legislation
Restrictions on race lasted until Brown vs. Board of Education

15. Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy case was later overruled by Brown vs. Education

16. Race Segregation
Plessy vs. Ferguson showed segregation laws in state are acceptable at the time

17. Result of Plessy vs. Ferguson
Some African-Americans were now provided with equal protection

18. Jim Crow
Places such as schools and restaurants were now segregated.

19. Voting
Blacks were prevented from voting and they weren’t able to run for offices or jury poles

20. Impact
It encouraged to make more decisions on segregation laws and later it will lead on to the Civil Rights Movement.

21. Work cited
"Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)." Our Documents -. The History Channel, n.d. Web. 15 Oct
"Plessy v. Ferguson." Exploring Constitutional Conflicts. Supreme Court of United States, n.d. Web. 15 Oct
"Plessy v. Ferguson." Landmark Cases. Supreme Court Historical Society, n.d. Web. 15 Oct