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Extending Voting Rights — Unit test

Question 2 • 670401 American Studies S1 – MYERS, JOSHUA A

Why was Homer Plessy arrested?

Answer
H
He said his rights had been violated.
H
He was clearly of mixed heritage.
H
He refused to give his seat to a white person.
H
He sat down in a train’s whites-only car.

Explanation

Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting in a railroad car reserved for white passengers, in violation of Louisiana’s segregation law. He deliberately challenged the law by taking a seat in the whites-only car. So the correct choice is “He sat down in a train’s whites-only car.”

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