# Homer Plessy Way / Plessy v. Ferguson Marker in New Orleans, Orleans Parish

        A powerful historic marker marking the site where Homer Plessy's 1892 railroad protest sparked a landmark Supreme Court case on racial segregation.

        ## Facts

        - Category: History
        - Best for: history, solo_travel, photography, quick_stop
        - Address: Royal St & Homer Plessy Way (formerly Press St), New Orleans, LA 70117
        - Canonical URL: https://gydeinfo.com/new-orleans/places/homer-plessy-way-plessy-v-ferguson-marker/

        ## Sources

        - Claim source: [Historical Marker Placement Date and Purpose](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plessy_marker-back.jpg); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Homer Plessy Way / Plessy v. Ferguson Marker Historical Facts](https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=147979); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Homer Plessy's 1892 Railroad Protest](https://hnoc.org/publishing/first-draft/homer-plessy-and-black-activists-who-fought-segregation-all-way-supreme); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Homer Plessy's Mission and Early Life Details](https://prcno.org/homer-plessy-mission/); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Homer Plessy Way Renaming and Surrounding Features](https://www.verylocal.com/know-your-nola-homer-plessy-way/18527/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Homer Plessy's Posthumous Pardon and 2018 Street Renaming](https://www.wsls.com/news/national/2021/11/12/plessy-separate-but-equal-ruling-namesake-is-pardoned/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation

        ## Booking CTAs

        - No verified booking links are available.

        ## Machine-readable evidence

        - Evidence JSON: https://gydeinfo.com/new-orleans/places/homer-plessy-way-plessy-v-ferguson-marker.evidence.json
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