Homer Plessy attempted to challenge Louisiana’s racial segregation policies by
a. refusing to move from a “whites-only” Louisiana train car.
b. sitting on the ground floor of a public theater, instead of in the balcony.
c. sending his daughter for treatment to a superior “whites–only” hospital.
d. refusing to sit at the back of a New Orleans streetcar.
e. sitting in at a “whites-only” restaurant.
Answer: a. refusing to move from a “whites-only” Louisiana train car.
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