The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...

In 1892, Homer Plessy, a Creole of color, was arrested for refusing to leave a whites-only car of the East Louisiana Railroad. (Ruling on his case, Plessy v.

Owned and operated by Norfolk Southern, the freight rail and the trains that pass along it frequently disrupt traffic on St. Claude and Homer Plessy Way, highly traveled areas in the historic ...

In New Orleans, polling places include New Harmony High School (3368 Esplanade Ave.) in Mid-City, Press Street Gallery (5 Homer Plessy Way) in the Marigny/Bywater and Crown of Life Lutheran Church ...

In 1892, Homer Plessy, a Creole of color, was arrested for refusing to leave a whites-only car of the East Louisiana Railroad. (Ruling on his case, Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld ...

Ferguson Honora named Homer Plessy, the plaintiff in the Plessy v. Ferguson case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Plessy on the side of the “separate but equal” law in Louisiana; two ...

Supreme Court decisions affect educators, students and working families every day. Find out how we “graded” key decisions ...

How DEI grew from civil rights struggles to corporate trend. A look at 100 years of effort, from Wilson to Biden, and why ...

Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton launched a 479-foot homer at Target Field on Wednesday night against the Texas Rangers. It's one of the longest home runs of the 2025 MLB season, and it ...

The Contreras brothers are the first to homer in the same inning as opponents since Rick (Boston) and Wes Ferrell (Cleveland) accomplished the feat on July 19, 1933, when Rick's home run came off Wes.

Aaron Judge hit the third-longest homer in the majors this season in the first inning of the Yankees ' game against the Royals on Tuesday night, a 469-foot shot to left field off Noah Cameron that ...

The Contreras brothers are the first to homer in the same inning as opponents since Rick (Boston Red Sox) and Wes Ferrell (Cleveland Indians) accomplished the feat on July 19, 1933, when Rick's ...