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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:advocates_for
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racial equality
equal rights for African Americans
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:NAACP
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gptkbp:battle_honors
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gptkb:Homer_Plessy_Memorial
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1862
1862-03-24
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
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gptkbp:born
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March 24, 1862
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Saint_Louis_Cemetery_No._1
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gptkbp:community_engagement
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gptkb:significant
participated in protests
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gptkbp:community_impact
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shaped civil rights discourse
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gptkbp:community_involvement
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local activism
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gptkbp:convicted_of
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gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
June 7, 1892
sitting in a whites-only railway car
sitting in a whites-only car
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gptkbp:cultural_heritage
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gptkb:Creole
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired art and literature
inspiration for future civil rights cases
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gptkbp:death_date
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1925
1925-03-01
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
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gptkbp:descendant
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Plessy family
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gptkbp:died
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March 1, 1925
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gptkbp:education
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public school education
public schooling in Louisiana
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gptkbp:family
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mixed-race family
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" I am not a criminal."
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
post-Reconstruction America
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gptkbp:historical_role
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gptkb:political_movement
test case for racial segregation laws
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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landmark case in U. S. history
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Homer Plessy
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gptkbp:impact
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gptkb:political_movement
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gptkbp:influence
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subsequent civil rights legislation
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gptkbp:influenced
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future Supreme Court decisions
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Abolitionist_Movement
Civil Rights activists
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gptkbp:inspired
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activists and leaders
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gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of
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civil rights activism
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Plessy v. Ferguson memorials
historical marker in New Orleans
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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legal challenges to segregation
New Orleans civil rights organizations
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gptkbp:is_recognized_by
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gptkb:political_movement
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Plessy_v._Ferguson
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gptkbp:legacy
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Symbol of the fight against racial segregation
civil rights legacy
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gptkbp:legal_issue
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upheld segregation laws
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gptkbp:legal_representation
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gptkb:Alonzo_R._Bell
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Native_American_tribe
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gptkbp:notable_event
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test case for segregation laws
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gptkbp:notable_for
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Plessy v. Ferguson case
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gptkbp:notable_race
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gptkb:Native_American_tribe
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Businessman
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gptkbp:outcome
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gptkb:Plessy_v._Ferguson
separate but equal doctrine
7-1 ruling
Supreme Court ruling upheld segregation
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:William_Plessy
Margaret Plessy
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gptkbp:personal_life
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married with children
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gptkbp:portrayed_by
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films and literature
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gptkbp:public_perception
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controversial
hero or villain
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Louisiana's_Separate_Car_Act
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gptkbp:resting_place
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Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans
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gptkbp:significant_event
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arrest for sitting in a whites-only train car
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gptkbp:symbol
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racial injustice
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gptkbp:symbolism
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symbol of resistance
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Plessy_v._Ferguson
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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