"Separate but equal," what does that mean? Is it possible to be separate and still be equal? No I don't think it is. Thats why I'm working as part of the Citizens' Committee to show people how unconstitutional the new "Separate Car Act" (of Louisiana) is. This act states "that all railway companies carrying passengers in their coaches in this state, shall provide equal but separate accommodations for the white, and colored races..." To prove to the nation that this act is not right we have chosen Homer Plessy, a 30-year-old shoemaker who is one-eighth black to board a train and fight against this Separate Car Act. We have raised $3000 to challenge this act and the East Louisiana Railroad Company.
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