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Writing Workshop: The New Deal — Unit test

Question 4 • MS U.S. History - SS3307 B-IC

For which of the following was Homer Plessy arrested?

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 deliberately sitting in a railroad car reserved for white passengers, in violation of Louisiana’s Separate Car Act. His arrest led to the legal case Plessy v. Ferguson, which challenged the segregation law. The correct choice is sitting in a “whites only” rail car.

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