Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Plessy V. Ferguson

Read Plessy v. Ferguson and answer the following questions.

1.  Where did this case start?
2.  What was the issue?
3.  Who was involved?
4.  What was the fraction of African American was Plessy?
5.  Do you think that is ridiculous?
6.  What was the court's decision (short summary)?
7.  This case sets up the "______________ but ___________" doctrine that would be later overturned by Brown v Board of Education about 60 years later...

Please e-mail me your answers. (10 points)


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