Here's to you, Mr.Plessy!

I almost died this morning, when I read the papers. Right on the front page was Mr. Plessy, walking down the stairs of the United States Supreme Court Building, surrounded by many important looking men. He looked just like he did on the train, prim and proper and clean. My heart fluttered. He had taken that whole train debacle to court. I swear it! The article that came with the picture said that Mr.Plessy's case had been accepted by the Supreme Court and that the Justices had decided on a verdict. In a 7-1 decision, ( one of the justices didn't vote) the justices ruled against Mr. Plessy and his case. They said that his Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments had not been violated, and that laws segregating Whites and Blacks did not imply that Blacks were inferior. Mr. Plessy then plead guilty and paid the fine he owed. I was swelling with pride when I read this, I swear I was. Mr. Plessy defied that darned conductor and his Separate Car Act. He held his own. So with that I say Here's to the shoemaker who didn't like liars and was one-eighth black. Here's To You, Mr. Plessy!