SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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Question
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Sat in the white only part of the bus.
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Took a seat in the white only car of a train.
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Sat at a white only section of a lunch counter.
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -After refusing to move to a car for African Americans, he was arrested and charged with violating the Separate Car Act. At Plessy’s trial in U.S. District Court, Judge John H. Ferguson dismissed his contention that the act was unconstitutional.
Detailed explanation-2: -Plessy purchased a first-class ticket for passage from Covington, LA, to New Orleans on June 7, 1892, boarded the train, and took a seat in a whites only car. When asked to move to a train car designated for “Colored” people, Plessy refused and was arrested. Unsurprisingly, Plessy lost at the state level.
Detailed explanation-3: -Plessy was charged with violating the state’s controversial Separate Car Act, which mandated separate rail cars for black and white travelers. His court-ordered punishment? A $25 fine or 20 days in jail.