Great Trials in History

Plessy V. Ferguson


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Did you ever wonder how it came about that in much of this country persons of color were prohibited by law from attending the same school, riding in the same street car or eating at the same restaurant as white people? How was the system known as "Jim Crowe laws" , . created? The answer , in large part, was because of Plessy v. Ferguson. Hear, in this episode, how and why it happened.

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Great Trials in HistoryBy Chris Lampe

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