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During the reconstruction Louisiana was one of the best places were blacks and whites got along
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The Reconstruction was going smooth until Ruther ford b Hayes became president and stop the reconsturuction and made laws that limited Black peoples rights
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Railroad act pass 1890
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The black citzens wanted rights and the railroad company wanted to save money so they baned together to go against the Separate car act
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They chose a man named Homer plessy to go against the act
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Homer Plessy broke the law and took the case to local court
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Homer plessy lost in local court but appealed it to state court
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He lost in state court and but appealed it to the surpreme court and the surpreme court agreed to listen to it.
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He lost in surpreme court and the surpreme court said"Racial segregation was consitutional if accommodations were equal
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After the plessy vs ferguson case it encouraged people like rosa parks to stand up for their rights
