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Supreme Court Landmark Case Plessy v. Ferguson
2018-03-19T21:00:04-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvM2RiXC8yMDE4MDMxOTIxNTU1MjAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Law Professors Ted Shaw and Michael Klarman talked about the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, which came about after Homer Plessy, an African American man, was arrested in New Orleans for taking a seat reserved for whites on a train. The Court’s 7-1 decision established the “separate but equal” doctrine. The guests also responded to viewer phone calls and social media comments. Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, descendants of the plaintiff and defendant in the case and the co-founders of the Plessy and Ferguson Foundation, also took part the program. Ms. Ferguson was interviewed live from New Orleans. A clip was shown of Mr. Plessy’s visit to the site where his ancestor was arrested for refusing to leave the “whites-only” train car.
Law Professors Ted Shaw and Michael Klarman talked about the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, which came about after Homer Ples…
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Law Professors Ted Shaw and Michael Klarman talked about the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, which came about after Homer Plessy, an African American man, was arrested in New Orleans for taking a seat reserved for whites on a train. The Court’s 7-1 decision established the “separate but equal” doctrine. The guests also responded to viewer phone calls and social media comments. Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, descendants of the plaintiff and defendant in the case and the co-founders of the Plessy and Ferguson Foundation, also took part the program. Ms. Ferguson was interviewed live from New Orleans. A clip was shown of Mr. Plessy’s visit to the site where his ancestor was arrested for refusing to leave the “whites-only” train car. close
Law Professors Ted Shaw and Michael Klarman talked about the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, which came about after Homer Ples… read more
Law Professors Ted Shaw and Michael Klarman talked about the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, which came about after Homer Plessy, an African American man, was arrested in New Orleans for taking a seat reserved for whites on a train. The Court’s 7-1 decision established the “separate but equal” doctrine. The guests also responded to viewer phone calls and social media comments. Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, descendants of the plaintiff and defendant in the case and the co-founders of the Plessy and Ferguson Foundation, also took part the program. Ms. Ferguson was interviewed live from New Orleans. A clip was shown of Mr. Plessy’s visit to the site where his ancestor was arrested for refusing to leave the “whites-only” train car. close
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