getmischOn this day in 1892, Homer Plessy, a free-born "octoroon" (one-eighth black), agreed to be arrested for riding in the whites only car, New Orleans to Covington LA.
It would lead to one of the worst #SupremeCourt decisions in history, Plessy v. Ferguson 1896, which legitimized "separate but equal" & ushered in the #JimCrow era.
Of course, the #RobertsCourt recently said "hold my beer" w the Callais decision...
#compromised #SCotUS #crowned #king #OurPutin #DEI #GOP #KKK
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessy_v._Ferguson
It would lead to one of the worst #SupremeCourt decisions in history, Plessy v. Ferguson 1896, which legitimized "separate but equal" & ushered in the #JimCrow era.
Of course, the #RobertsCourt recently said "hold my beer" w the Callais decision...
#compromised #SCotUS #crowned #king #OurPutin #DEI #GOP #KKK
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessy_v._Ferguson