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‘Separate but equal’ subject Homer Plessy may get pardon for 1892 arrest for riding whites-only train

Trevor Hughes and Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Separate but equal’ subject Homer Plessy may get pardon for 1892 arrest for riding whites-only train

Homer Plessy protested racism following the Civil War. His conviction institutionalized discrimination for decades. Now he may be pardoned.

      
Trevor Hughes and Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY
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