OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA – JUNE 07: A general view of action during the second inning of Game 14 of the Women’s College World Series between Florida St. and Alabama on June 07, 2021 at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium
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Homer Plessy’s Arrest in 1892 Led to a Landmark Ruling. Now He May Get Justice.
On June 7, 1892, a racially mixed shoemaker from New Orleans named Homer Plessy bought a first-class ticket for a train bound for Covington, La., and took a seat in the whites-only car. He was asked to leave, and after