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Question 4 • OH-American History CR

In 1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for

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

Explanation

Homer Plessy was arrested in 1892 after he sat in a railroad car designated for white passengers, in deliberate protest against Louisiana’s segregation law. His case later reached the Supreme Court as Plessy v. Ferguson. The correct choice is sitting in a “whites only” rail car.

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