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Which organization raised money and posted bond for Homer Plessy after his arrest?
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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.
After Homer Plessy was arrested for violating Louisiana's Separate Car Act, the Committee to Test the Constitutionality of the Separate Car Act posted a $500 bond to secure his release.12
This organization, which included Plessy as a member, had been formed in 1891 by a group of Creole professionals in New Orleans specifically to challenge the segregation law.13