"'Jim Crow' Cars"

ID: 6335 ~ Source: The Saint Paul Globe, 19 May 1896, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059523/1896-05-19/ed-1/seq-1/.

This file appears in: Louis A. Martinet and Albion Tourgée

Plessy's decision was advertised in newspapers across the nation.

This file appears in: Louis A. Martinet and Albion Tourgée

Louis A. Martinet and Albion Tourgée

By Lauren Smith, edited by Jessica Dauterive

Louis A. Martinet was a key player in the fight for civil rights in New Orleans. Born December 28, 1849, his multiracial identity as the son of a free woman of color and a Belgian man placed him…