Citizens’ Committee
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Citizens’ Committee refers to the English name of the Comité des Citoyens, a civil rights organization formed in New Orleans in the 1890s that famously challenged racial segregation laws, including in the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson case.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights organization
ⓘ
pressure group ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 1890s ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
legal challenges to Jim Crow laws
ⓘ
public transportation segregation ⓘ |
| basedInNeighborhood | New Orleans Creole community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | New Orleans ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | local Creole of color community ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedIn | late 1890s ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1891 ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench | Comité des Citoyens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early organized challenge to Jim Crow segregation
ⓘ
helped set stage for later civil rights litigation strategies ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti‑segregationism
ⓘ
civil rights advocacy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Reconstruction‑era civil rights ideals ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| legacy | recognized as precursor to 20th‑century civil rights organizations ⓘ |
| legalOutcomeAssociatedWith | Supreme Court decision upholding segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American South
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membershipComposition |
African Americans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black middle class ⓘ Creoles of color ⓘ |
| notableCase | Plessy v. Ferguson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedUnderLaw | Louisiana Separate Car Act of 1890 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalScope | local ⓘ |
| opposedConcept |
racial segregation in public transportation
ⓘ
“separate but equal” doctrine ⓘ |
| opposedLaw | Louisiana Separate Car Act of 1890 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedEvent | test case against Louisiana Separate Car Act ⓘ |
| organizedLegalChallenge | Plessy v. Ferguson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
challenge racial segregation laws
ⓘ
defend civil rights of African Americans and Creoles of color ⓘ |
| recruitedPerson | Homer Plessy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southern United States ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| supportedPerson | Homer Plessy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMedia |
pamphlets
ⓘ
press coverage ⓘ public meetings ⓘ |
| usedStrategy |
carefully planned test case
ⓘ
civil disobedience ⓘ strategic litigation ⓘ |
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