Louisiana governor pardons Homer Plessy, whose segregation protest went to the Supreme Court 17:36. Washington — Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards granted a posthumous pardon Wednesday for ...

The pardon grew out of a larger effort by descendants of Plessy and Judge Ferguson to educate others on the continued relevance of Plessy’s actions and the long, devastating reach of the ruling.

Homer Plessy, the namesake of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1896 "separate but equal" ruling, was granted a posthumous pardon, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Bill Haber/AP hide caption ...

Plessy’s pardon is not an isolated event but should be viewed within the context of civil rights activism in Louisiana. A Board of Pardons hearing on Plessy’s pardon on Nov. 12, ...

Descendants of Plessy v. Ferguson create unlikely friendship 07:03. A Louisiana board on Friday voted to pardon Homer Plessy, the namesake of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1896 "separate but equal ...

Homer Plessy’s pardon will provide both opportunity and atonement November 20, 2021 More than 3 years ago Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, descendants of the principals in the Plessy v.

Homer Plessy, the namesake of the US Supreme Court's 1896 "separate but equal" ruling, is being considered for a posthumous pardon. AP Photo/Bill Haber, File 2021-11-13T17:56:18Z ...

Campbell said a pardon for Plessy acknowledges his efforts and the struggles Black citizens have faced. “We’ve had to fight the whole time we’ve been in this country,’’ she said.

Homer Plessy, whose 19th century case Plessy v. Ferguson became a landmark civil rights Supreme Court ruling, is only a step away from a posthumous full pardon from the state of Louisiana.

The Louisiana Board of Pardons and Parole unanimously approved the Plessy pardon application. In a Wednesday WRKF radio interview, the governor said he wants to make it a big deal.

More than 95 years after his death, Plessy and Ferguson descendants gathered at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts to watch Edwards sign copies of the Plessy pardon.

Homer Plessy, whose 19th century case Plessy v. Ferguson became a landmark civil rights Supreme Court ruling, is only a step away from a posthumous full pardon from the state of Louisiana. Plessy ...