Plessy+vs.+Ferguson

[|Court document] from the National Archives declaring the decision on Plessy v. Ferguson. Uploaded by: Scott Marinier

Plessy v. Ferguson

 This [|website] that is a great source of information from PBS gives a lot of background information on the Plessy v. Ferguson case. It is a very simple page and gives all of the most important details of the case. It is a useful source because it takes out some of the more complicated information and sticks right to the main points of the case. It gives background information about Homer Plessy and separates the case into categories that give facts leading up to the trial, during the trial, the decision, and the aftermath of the whole case. This site is very simple and a great tool to gain simple information about Plessy v. Ferguson! - S.M

 This [|website] is source of information that gives precedent towards the separate but equal idea during the Civil Rights movement. It talks about the case Plessy v. Ferguson. This case arrived from an event in which Homer Plessy intentionally sat in the white car of the East Louisiana Railroad. His case ultimately came down to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments which were used to enforce equality between the races. The decision of this case led to the decision that all facilities between races can be separate, but must be equal. For example, schools, transportation. This decision then led to the Brown v. Board of Education case which then made it illegal for facilities to be separate. This site is credible and useful because it is from PBS which is a known educational source in which is easily navigated. PBS has a ton of information on school desegregation and is easily found. - S.M

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 This video gives great information and highlights the Plessy v. Ferguson events in a way that middle school students can understand easily.

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