Instructional Video2:30
Makematic

Plessy v. Ferguson

K - 8th
In 1892, Homer Plessy's arrest for sitting in a train car reserved for White passengers led to a Supreme Court decision that endorsed racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
Instructional Video5:55
Mr. Beat

"Separate But Equal" | Plessy v. Ferguson

6th - 12th
In episode 50 of Supreme Court Briefs, a man with lighter skin is arrested after refusing to leave the whites-only railway car of a segregated train in the Jim Crow South.
News Clip0:28
Curated Video

Homer Plessy, Key To "Separate But Equal," On Road To Pardon

Higher Ed
The Louisiana Board of Pardons voted unanimously to pardon the namesake of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1896 "separate but equal" ruling.
Instructional Video
Georgetown University

Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Video: Facing Georgetown's History

9th - 10th
In this short documentary film, students in classes at Georgetown University reflect on a trip they took to Louisiana in March 2018 to meet with members of the GU272 descendant community, visit Whitney Plantation and the site of Homer...