Citizens’ Committee to Test the Constitutionality of the Separate Car Law | American organization | Britannica (original) (raw)

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history of Jim Crow laws

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  In Jim Crow law: Challenging the Separate Car Act
  A citizens’ committee (the Citizens’ Committee to Test the Constitutionality of the Separate Car Law), drawn primarily from the Creole community, raised \$3,000 to fund a lawsuit, and Tourgée agreed to be lead counsel in the case. But they also needed a local lawyer, since the challenge to the…
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  In Jim Crow law: Homer Plessy and Jim Crow
  The Committee to Test the Constitutionality of the Separate Car Act then posted a \$500 bond so Plessy could be released, after which the extensive legal maneuvers began. Plessy was not arraigned until October 1892, four months after his arrest, and once again his trio of…
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