today in black history

June 02, 2026

Homer Plessy, a 30 year-old Black shoemaker, is jailed for sitting in the "white" car of a Louisiana railroad on this date in 1892.

From The Bottom Up: Segment 7

POSTED: March 04, 2009, 12:06 pm

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Community activist Dana Rone says "Change is a personal thing"

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