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Plessy and Ferguson: Descendants of a divisive Supreme Court decision unite

Source: The Washington Post

Read about the historic Plessy v. Ferguson court decision and about how the two namesakes’ ancestors have joined together to form a foundation that seeks to educate the public about the importance of the case.

This entry was posted in An Age of Realism and tagged Culture & Society, History, People on May 1, 2017 by Anita Hacker.

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