Plessy v. Ferguson
Presenting by
Cesar, Asland, Gervin
Importance of case studies
Importance of case
studies. Used to
under- stand
citizens rights
and freedoms.
Over view of case
summary
Plessy vs. Ferguson is base on
segregation
They was talking about the black and
white had different train
He refused to leave a white only
railroad car
Who Where When
•Plessy and Ferguson
•School in the south
•In 1896
Importance
or Significance
A 30 year-old man named Homer Plessy
He went to jail for sitting in white car
Went to court
Found guilty
No
Personal Point Of View
No it wasn't fare
Had to go to an all black car
He refused to get up
He didn’t care wh
+at they said
Homer Plessy ignored the white folks
Black and white people should get treated
equally
Questions forum comp checklist
•Why did they go to court ?
•Why did they argue?
•Why didn’t the include colored
people?
Fundamental -serving as an essential component; "a cardinal
rule"; "the central cause of the problem";
Judgment-the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial
decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"
Established-brought about or set up or accepted; especially long
established; "the established social order"; "distrust the
constituted authority";
Freedom-The law of Moses pointed out the cases in which the
servants of the Hebrews were
to receive their freedom
Information Resources
Plessy v. Ferguson - Facts from the
Encyclopedia - Yahoo! Education
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) [210]
Plessy v Ferguson