Plessy v. Ferguson
In June of 1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for violating Louisiana’s Separate Car Act. The …
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Plessy v. Ferguson: The Organizing History of the Case
Article. By Keith W. Medley.
The role of the Comité des Citoyens and The Crusader newspaper in the Plessy v. Ferguson case.
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The role of the Comité des Citoyens and The Crusader newspaper in the Plessy v. Ferguson case.
We as Freemen: Plessy v. Ferguson
Book — Non-fiction. By Keith Medley. 2012. 256 pages.
This book documents the untold history of the organizing leading up the Plessy v. Ferguson case.
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This book documents the untold history of the organizing leading up the Plessy v. Ferguson case.
Right to Ride: Streetcar Boycotts and African American Citizenship in the Era of Plessy v. Ferguson
Book — Non-fiction. By Blair L. M. Kelley. 2010. 280 pages.
Examines acts of protest and resistance to segregated trains and streetcars during the early Jim Crow era.
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Examines acts of protest and resistance to segregated trains and streetcars during the early Jim Crow era.
May 18, 1896: Plessy v. Ferguson Ruling
Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities.
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June 7, 1892: Homer Plessy Arrested for Violating Louisiana’s Separate Car Act
Homer Plessy was arrested for violating Louisiana’s Separate Car Act.
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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024 Map
Teach Truth Days of Action Sites 2023
Map and list of Teach Truth Day of Action sites for 2023.
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Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw on Teaching Truthfully About U.S. History
Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw, co-founder and executive director of the African American Policy Forum, joined Cierra Kaler-Jones and Jesse Hagopian of Rethinking Schools to discuss Critical Race Theory and ongoing attempts to ban truthful and honest teaching of history. This session was part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.
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Kidada E. Williams on Seizing Freedom
On May 9, the Zinn Education Project hosted author Kidada E. Williams in conversation with Jesse Hagopian about the imaginative, defiant ways that Black people sought and enacted freedom throughout U.S. history. This history is highlighted in her podcast Seizing Freedom, which focuses on and brings to life voices that have been muted time and time again. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.
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