homer plessy boarded the white car on a train leading to the separate but equal doctrine.
homer plessy boarded the white car on a train leading to the separate but equal doctrine.
who boarded the white car on a train leading to the separate but equal doctrine?
homer plessy
in 1892, homer plessy, who was of mixed ancestry and appeared to be white, boarded an all-white railroad car between new orleans and covington, louisiana. the conductor of the train collected passenger tickets at their seats. when plessy told the conductor he was 7/8ths white and 1/8 black, he was advised he needed to move to a coloreds-only car. plessy said he resented sitting in a coloreds-only car and was arrested immediately.
separate but equal
the little white car









































the little white car, is a novel by british author dan rhodes, published under the pen name danuta de rhodes in 2004 by canongate and has been translated into 12 languages. the book's premise, based on real-world evidence, is that the car carrying diana, princess of wales was in collision with a white fiat uno just before it crashed on 31 august 1997.









































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the little white car