The Separate Car Act (Act 111[1]) was a law passed by the Louisiana State Legislature in 1890 which required "equal, but separate" train car accommodations for Black and White passengers within the state.[2][3] An unsuccessful challenge to this law culminated in the United States Supreme Court decision of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, which upheld the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation.
- ^ Hasian Jr., p. 12
- ^ Margo, p. 68
- ^ Margo, Robert A. (1990). "The Impact of Separate-but-Equal". Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0226505114.
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