Plessy v. Ferguson

Unconstitutional

not allowed by or contained in the Constitution. If a law is unconstitutional, it will be struck down, meaning it is no longer a law

Segregate

to separate people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups, as in schools, housing, and public or commercial facilities, especially as a form of discrimination

Segregated

the action or state of having set someone or something apart from other people or things.

Segregation

the policy or practice of separating people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups, as in schools, housing, and public or commercial facilities, especially as a form of discrimination

Petition

a formal request to persons in authority or power.

Petitioner

the person or group who appeal to a court to hear a case.

Guilty

legally found to have committed a crime

Arrest (arrested)

to seize and hold under the authority of law

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