Who was put in jail for sitting in the "Whites Only" section of a Louisiana railroad car?

1 Answer
Jul 28, 2016

Homer Adolph Plessy

Explanation:

Homer Adolph Plessy was arrested and tried for breaking Louisiana Segregation Laws in the city of New Orleans for sitting in the "Whites Only" section on a railroad passenger train.

The arrest was tried all the way to the Supreme Court as Plessy v Ferguson which Plessy eventually lost. The decision gave credence and made legal state segregation laws as long as facilities provided to "blacks" are "equal".