Plessy V. Ferguson In September 1891 a group of blacks in New Orleans, Louisiana, formed the Citizens Committee to Test the Constitutionality of the Separate Car Law. In June 1892 Homer Plessy sat in the car designated for whites only. Plessy was one-eighth black, but under Louisiana law he was considered black. The Citizens Committee alerted railroad officials that Plessy was sitting in the whites only car. Plessy was arrested and brought to court before Judge John …
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…to the initial lawsuit. African -Americans were not considered a human being but a mere property or else they would have granted citizenship everywhere in the U.S. They were not treated equally which can be seen through the decision of Plessy v. Ferguson which promoted immense prejudice against African Americans and ensured to limit their rights every possible way. Overall, the decision of the Supreme Court encouraged slavery and inferior treatment towards African Americans.