John H. Ferguson
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John H. Ferguson was the Louisiana judge whose ruling upholding racial segregation in the Plessy v. Ferguson case led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark “separate but equal” decision.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John H. Ferguson canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judge
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person ⓘ |
| appliedLaw | Louisiana Separate Car Act ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jim Crow laws
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surface form:
Jim Crow laws in the United States
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| associatedWithLegalDoctrine | racial segregation in public transportation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| decisionAffirmedBy |
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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surface form:
U.S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson
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| decisionUpheldBy | Louisiana Supreme Court ⓘ |
| ethnicSegregationCase | railroad car segregation ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
judiciary
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law ⓘ |
| historicalEra | late 19th century United States ⓘ |
| influencedByEvent | enactment of Louisiana Separate Car Act of 1890 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Louisiana
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surface form:
State of Louisiana
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| knownFor | role in Plessy v. Ferguson ⓘ |
| legacy | contributed to establishment of separate but equal doctrine ⓘ |
| legalDecision | upheld Louisiana’s racial segregation law in Plessy v. Ferguson ⓘ |
| legalIssueAddressed | constitutionality of racial segregation in railway cars ⓘ |
| legalSystem | American legal system ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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surface form:
U.S. Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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| notableCourtCase |
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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surface form:
Plessy v. Ferguson
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| occupation | judge ⓘ |
| opposedParty | Homer Plessy ⓘ |
| partyInLawsuit | defendant in Plessy v. Ferguson ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
New Orleans
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surface form:
New Orleans, Louisiana
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| positionHeld | Louisiana judge ⓘ |
| roleInCase | trial court judge in Plessy v. Ferguson ⓘ |
| sideSupportedInCase |
Louisiana
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surface form:
State of Louisiana
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| supportedDoctrine | separate but equal (at trial level) ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Plessy v. Ferguson