Plessy AND Ferguson Unite for Civil Rights at our SOS Webinar Thursday!
This Thursday night, May 12, Save Our Schools Webinar #7 will be one for the history books.
Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, descendants of the protagonists in the landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson, will join us in a discussion of Education as a Civil Right.
In Plessy v. Ferguson, a case that originated in New Orleans, the U.S. Supreme Court held that racially separate but equal public facilities, such as public transportation, were compatible with the U.S. Constitution. Over fifty years later, the Court reversed that decision in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
The descendants of both Homer Plessy and Judge Ferguson have created a foundation to perpetuate the truth that separate but equal is inherently unequal when decisions are made based on race. Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson have joined forces to advocate for public education in New Orleans.
Join us at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time; 5:30 p.m. Pacific time. Click here to register.
Thank all of you who made donations yesterday to our money cascade in honor of last night’s webinar with parents who have chosen to opt their children out of testing. We not only reached our goal, but we exceeded it! Currently, we’re at over $3200 dollars and donations are still coming in. We really appreciate your support!
And of course, feel free to use the donate button on the right if you missed the chance yesterday.
Thanks!
-The Organizing Committee