No research allowed -- have you ever heard of Homer Plessey?

Who was Homer Plessey and what did he do?

  • Never heard of him.

    Votes: 45 59.2%

  • Heard the name, but no idea what he did.

    Votes: 7 9.2%

  • Know who he was and vaguely what issue he was involved in.

    Votes: 11 14.5%

  • Know who he was, what he did, and maybe even when.

    Votes: 10 13.2%

  • I could write an essay about Homer Plessey right now.

    Votes: 3 3.9%
  • Total voters
    76
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Barb D said:
Who was Homer Plessy and what did he do?
No research, and no peeking at other answers.
I'm trying to find out how common knowledge he is.

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I assume he was the plaintiff in Plessy v. Ferguson, a US Supreme Court case that had to do with racial segregation. It was either the case in about the 1890s that affirmed that separate but equal was ok, or it was the case in about the 1940s that prohibited race-based restrictive covenants in the sale of houses (i.e. house deeds that prohibited sale of the house to black people).
 
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