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Homer Plessy boarded the train in New Orleans, first-class ticket in hand. His instructions were clear: Head for the “whites-only” car and await his arrest. The June 1892 incident played out just as ...

Jonathan Kwan is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at New York University Abu Dhabi and was previously the Markkula Center’s Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow in Immigration Ethics. Views ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennesseans charged with crimes while protesting segregation-era laws can have their records cleared beginning next month. Gov. Phil Bredesen signed the Rosa Parks Act into law, his ...

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