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What did Homer Plessy do that the Supreme Court ruled was illegal? Select one: a. Sat on a railroad car designated for Whites. b. Voted in an election without passing a test. c. Worked as a doctor at a
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What did Homer Plessy do that the Supreme Court ruled was illegal?
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a. Sat on a railroad car designated for Whites.
b. Voted in an election without passing a test.
c. Worked as a doctor at a hospital without going to medical school.
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Homer Plessy "
a. Sat on a railroad car designated for Whites," which the Supreme Court ruled as illegal in the case "Plessy vs. Ferguson," since this case upheld "separate but equal policies" in the US.
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