Who was put in jail for sitting in the whites only car in Louisiana

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18 September, 01:15

Who was put in jail for sitting in the whites only car in Louisiana

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Heidi May · Answer 1

Homer Plessy

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He sat in the "whites-only" passenger car. When the conductor came to collect his ticket, Plessy told him that he was 7/8 white and that he refused to sit in the "blacks-only" car. Plessy was immediately arrested by Detective Chris C. Cain, put into the Orleans Parish jail, and released the next day on a $500 bond.