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Question 1 • US History

For which of these was Homer Plessy arrested?

Answer
A
appealing a court decision about segregation
B
attempting to vote in an election
C
sitting in a "whites only" rail car
D
sitting in a "whites only" movie theater

Explanation

Homer Plessy was arrested in 1892 after he sat in a rail car reserved for white passengers in Louisiana, violating the state’s segregation law. The case that followed became Plessy v. Ferguson. The correct choice is sitting in a “whites only” rail car.

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