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On this day, June 7, 1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting in a "whites only" section of a Louisiana railroad car. [View all]
Dr. Todd Arrington
@btarrington.bsky.social
On 6/7/1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting in “whites only” section of a Louisiana railroad car. The subsequent legal case resulted in Supreme Court’s horrendous 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision stating “separate but equal” facilities were constitutional.
Image: Zinn Educational Project.
This color photo shows a brown Louisiana historical marker describing the June 7, 1892 arrest of Homer Plessy and subsequent 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson Supreme Court decision.
ALT
8:50 AM · Jun 7, 2026
@btarrington.bsky.social
On 6/7/1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting in “whites only” section of a Louisiana railroad car. The subsequent legal case resulted in Supreme Court’s horrendous 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision stating “separate but equal” facilities were constitutional.
Image: Zinn Educational Project.
This color photo shows a brown Louisiana historical marker describing the June 7, 1892 arrest of Homer Plessy and subsequent 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson Supreme Court decision.
ALT
8:50 AM · Jun 7, 2026
On 6/7/1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting in “whites only†section of a Louisiana railroad car. The subsequent legal case resulted in Supreme Court’s horrendous 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision stating “separate but equal†facilities were constitutional.
— Dr. Todd Arrington (@btarrington.bsky.social) 2026-06-07T12:50:35.066Z
Image: Zinn Educational Project.
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