Examines the 1896 Supreme Court case between New Orleans resident Homer Plessy and John H. Ferguson, judge of the criminal district court for the parish of Orleans, that challenged the state's Separate Car Law.
Content Note
Promises not kept -- Redirecting race -- Separate, but equal -- The separate car bill -- The campaign begins -- Plessy and Ferguson -- Plessy meets Ferguson -- Before the Supreme Court -- Deciding for the future.