Black History Trivia 2010
Long before #1 ____ _____ boarded a bus in #2 _________ in the year of #3_____, to protest the unfair treatment of blacks in the South, #4_____ _______ boarded a railroad car of the East Louisiana Railroad that was designated for white patrons only. Even though he was born a "free person" and was one-eighth black and seven-eights white, under Louisiana law enacted in 1890, he was classified s Black and thus required to sit in the "colored" car. When he refused to leave the white car and move to the colored care, he was arrested and jailed. The case wove its way through the judicial system, and at each level the decision to convict was affirmed. Eventually, the case made its way to the #5________ ____ where it was affirmed by a #6 _____ to ___ vote and established one of the most famous decisions in american history because, for the first time, it established that racial segregation was protected by federal law, better known as "#7 ____________ but ______." It was not until 1954 that this travesty of justice was undone. To see the original headstone of this brave man, one only has to visit the State of #8________________, and go into the #9_________building in Jackson Square.
cross posted to blackfolk and blackhistory
cross posted to blackfolk and blackhistory