Plessy v' Ferguson

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Plessy v. Ferguson

• Presenting by
• Cesar, Asland, Gervin

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Importance of case studies

• Importance of case studies. Used to under- stand
  citizens rights and freedoms.

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Over view of case summary

• Plessy vs. Ferguson is base on segregation
• They was talking about the black and white had
  different train
• He refused to leave a white only railroad car

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Who Where When

• Plessy and Ferguson
• School in the south
• In 1896

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Importance or Significance

• A 30 year-old man named Homer Plessy
• He went to jail for sitting in white car
• Went to court
• Found guilty
• No

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Personal Point Of View

• No it wasn't fare
• Had to go to an all black car
• He refused to get up
• He didnt care wh
• at they said
• Homer Plessy ignored the white folks
• Black and white people should get treated equally

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Questions forum comp checklist

• Why did they go to court ?
• Why did they argue?
• Why didnt the include colored people?

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GLOSSARY

• Fundamental -serving as an essential component
  "a cardinal rule" "the central cause of the
  problem"
• Judgment-the legal document stating the reasons
  for a judicial decision "opinions are usually
  written by a single judge"
• Established-brought about or set up or accepted
  especially long established "the established
  social order" "distrust the constituted
  authority"
• Freedom-The law of Moses pointed out the cases in
  which the servants of the Hebrews wereto receive
  their freedom
• Verdict-the findings of a jury on issues of fact
  submitted to it for decision can be used in
  formulating a judgment
• Relinquish-part with a possession or right "I am
  relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house
  guest
• Significance- the quality of being significant
  "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear
  power
• Discriminate-marked by the ability to see or make
  fine distinctions "discriminate judgments"
  "discriminate people

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Information Resources

• Plessy v. Ferguson - Facts from the Encyclopedia
  - Yahoo! Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) 210
• Plessy v Ferguson