Name: Homer Plessy, at center of 1896 'separate but equal' case, poised for pardon
Uploaded: Sat Nov 13 2021 05:58:33 GMT+0000 (UTC)
Duration: 2 min 18 s
Description: The Louisiana Board of Pardons ruled unanimously to clear the conviction of Homer Plessy, related to his sitting in a "whites-only" railroad car, an act of protest that would lead to the Plessy v. Ferguson case that would serve as the basis for segregation for decades.

Nov. 13, 202102:18