Week #4 Plessy vs Ferguson

In 1896 there was a case that involved Homer Plessy versus the Supreme Court judge Ferguson.  This case was about the “separate but equal” law.  Plessy was arrested for sitting on a white only area where blacks were not allowed to sit down, and was thrown off the train and booked to jail.  He later fought his case, but he failed to defend his case.  “The American Negro demands equality- political equality, industrial equality, and social equality; and he is never going to rest satisfied with anything less.” (p.41)  According to W.E.B. DuBois this relates closely to “Plessy vs. Ferguson” because what Plessy wanted was to be treated equal.  He knew what was going to happen to him if he sat in a white only area, but he believe he had equal amount of rights as the white man to sit anywhere he please because he paid to be there.  So he was not satisfied given the fact that he was removed from his spot, and later on arrested.  He fought for his civil rights.