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June 7th

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  1. 1892
    The Rise

    Homer Plessy arrested in New Orleans

    Homer Adolph Plessy, a New Orleans shoemaker, boards a whites-only car on the East Louisiana Railroad as part of a deliberate test case organized by the Comité des Citoyens. His arrest sets in motion the challenge that becomes Plessy v. Ferguson.

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