What did Homer Plessy do in the years after Plessy v. Ferguson?

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Plessy v. Ferguson judgment — Plessy v. Ferguson *Plessy* v. *Ferguson* judgment, issued by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 18, 1896, advancing the controversial “separate but equal” doctrine for assessing the constitutionality of racial segregation laws.

Following the 1896 Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, Homer Plessy returned to court to answer the original charge of violating the Separate Car Act. He changed his plea to guilty and paid a $25 fine.1

For the remainder of his life, Plessy lived quietly in New Orleans. He worked in various roles, including as a labourer, a warehouseman, and a clerk. By 1910, he began working as a collector for a Black-owned insurance company. Throughout these years, he remained engaged with the African American community through his involvement in social and benevolent organizations, such as the Cosmopolitan Mutual Aid Association and the Société des Francs-Amis. He passed away in New Orleans on March 1, 1925.1