Why did Plessy get in trouble with the officer on the train

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Eric Yeoman · Answer 1 · 2019-02-14T03:32:57+0000

When he boarded the "whites only" railroad car and handed his ticket to the conductor, Plessy had to tell the conductor that he was one eighth black. When he refused to move to the "blacks only" car, the conductor had him arrested.

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