Homer Adolph Plessy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 17, 1862, to a family of mixed racial heritage. His family could pass for white and were considered "free people of color." Plessy thought of himself as 1/8 black since his great-grandmother was from Africa. read more
In 1896 a racist Supreme Court of the United States ruled against him. Only one of his eight grandparents was Black, allowing him to legally “pass as white”. He still fought against separate facilities for Blacks in Louisiana. read more
Homer Adolph Plessy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 17, 1862, to a family of mixed racial heritage. His family could pass for white and were considered "free people of color." Plessy thought of himself as 1/8 black since his great-grandmother was from Africa. read more
Homer Adolph Plessy (March 17, 1862 – March 1, 1925) was a Louisiana French-speaking Creole plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson. read more