Mock Trial: Plessy v. Ferguson
The case, which happened in 1896, was an argument around whether Homer Plessy should've been allowed to sit in the whites only section on a railcar. The case was focused on in Louisiana and followed a man named Homer Plessy who was 1/8 African American. Although he was 7/8 black, the argument of him sitting in the white are of a railcar was discussed.
Support of Plessy:
If the customer of the rail ticket is able to purchase the ticket, why does their race have an input in the matter. Even so, black people's lives intertwined with whites. In the end, segregation makes no sense as there were many black people who were still involved with white people's lives.
Support if Ferguson:
An argument against Plessy would probably be that he violated the law as he is shown to be 1/8 black. Also, from a religious standpoint, there is nothing that states how segregation is unjust or just. To add, the segregation between races had been beneficial to black people as they had started their own business and the economy had grown. It even showed how black people were able to thrive on their own (an example being Black Wallstreet).
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