please make it brief - most sites are way too long with info
2006-12-10 09:17:40 · 5 answers · asked by DONUT 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It was a holding by the U.S. Supreme Court that separate accomodations for whites and blacks was acceptable.
2006-12-10 09:23:28 · answer #1 · answered by Inquisitor-2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was virtually legalizing racial segregation in the US.
Homer Plessy, an African-American male, was barred from the "whites" only section of a passenger train in Louisiana.
He argued the case before th La. state courts and then went national.
The US court that heard the case ruled that it is okay for the states to segregate on the basis of race as long as all of the accommodations are equal.
2006-12-10 09:32:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homer Plessy was treated badly on a white train. In response, the judge called for a "separate but equal" type doctrine; in order to diminish racism, little to nothing would be shared between whites and blacks. Blacks and whites had their own restaurants, diners, things like that.
2006-12-10 09:21:24 · answer #3 · answered by Huey Freeman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The link below is only 1 screen full. If that is to long, I doubt you will find any shorter.
2006-12-10 09:24:58 · answer #4 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it set the stanard of 'sperate but equal'. this lead to Jim Crow laws being legal and later to the civil rights movement
2006-12-11 05:05:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋