Christina Kim

Homer Plessy. He was a shoemaker, an activist, born into a family of French-speaking Louisiana Creole people.

Homer Plessy. He was a shoemaker, an activist, born into a family of French-speaking Louisiana Creole people.

And it's because of this ambiguity that he was the perfect person to challenge the validity of segregation laws.

And it's because of this ambiguity that he was the perfect person to challenge the validity of segregation laws.

And it's because of this ambiguity that he was the perfect person to challenge the validity of segregation laws.

So Homer Plessy boards the whites-only car.

So Homer Plessy boards the whites-only car.

So Homer Plessy boards the whites-only car.

And a conductor who was in on Plessy's plan asks him if he was, quote, colored.

And a conductor who was in on Plessy's plan asks him if he was, quote, colored.

And a conductor who was in on Plessy's plan asks him if he was, quote, colored.

Everything went as planned. Homer Plessy was arrested and charged for violating the law. And the case went to criminal court in front of Judge John H. Ferguson.

Everything went as planned. Homer Plessy was arrested and charged for violating the law. And the case went to criminal court in front of Judge John H. Ferguson.

Everything went as planned. Homer Plessy was arrested and charged for violating the law. And the case went to criminal court in front of Judge John H. Ferguson.

I can smell it.

I can smell it.

I can smell it.

Homer Plessy was found guilty by the state, and his legal team appealed the case all the way to the Supreme Court. But the damage had already been done.

Homer Plessy was found guilty by the state, and his legal team appealed the case all the way to the Supreme Court. But the damage had already been done.

Homer Plessy was found guilty by the state, and his legal team appealed the case all the way to the Supreme Court. But the damage had already been done.