Just visited the tomb

Just visited the tomb

of the man who challenged "separate but equal" laws in the late 1800's, all the way up to the Supreme Court in Plessy V. Ferguson. The Supreme Court ruled against Plessy, enshrining segregation into law and institutionalizing racism into the legal system. Too many Americans forget, or choose to ignore, that for most of our history we were an apartheid state. We still have people alive who experienced, and inflicted, racial segregation and violence. Institutional racism from the court system, policing, prison systems, housing laws, banks, hiring practices, food insecurity, and much more all continue this legacy of oppression. Luckily we still have people like Plessy fighting for economic, legal, and social reforms to ensure America continues to inch towards a truly "free" country.

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