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Today in History: Homer Plessy Violates Louisiana’s Separate Car Act (1892)

The fight for equal rights wasn't limited to the 1950s and 1960s, but was instead a prolonged fight that began immediately after the Civil War, especially in the South. After the fall…

By Matthew Weber · 3 min

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5 Explosive U.S. Supreme Court Cases That Defined Race in America

Inequality between races has been a central issue for the United States for its entire history. When the U.S. Constitution…

Donna Patricia Ward · 20 min