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Arrest for Boarding Whites-Only Car
- When
- June 7, 1892
- Where
- Press Street Depot
Homer Plessy deliberately boarded a whites-only train car in New Orleans on June 7, 1892, violating the Separate Car Act.
Plessy purchased a first-class ticket at the Press Street Depot for a journey to Covington, Louisiana. He boarded a 'Whites Only' car of the East Louisiana Railroad. A private detective hired by the Comité des Citoyens arrested him for violating the 1890 law requiring separate accommodations.
Sources
- Plessy v. Ferguson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
- Homer Plessy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
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