Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Plessy v. Ferguson (Jim Crow Laws)" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Ferguson, Jim Crow, Jim Crow Cars, Jim Crow laws, Plessy, Plessy vs Ferguson, separate but equal, Separate Car Act, Separate coaches, Supreme court.
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"The Jim Crow Car"
Crittenden Press (Marion, KY), October 13, 1892, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
"Telegraphic Ticks"
St. Paul Daily Globe (St. Paul, MN), December 21, 1892, Page 4, Image 4, col. 7.
"Wednesday"
The Bee (Earlington, KY), December 22, 1892, Image 2, col. 4.
"Jim Crow Cars, The Supreme Court Says That They Are Constitutional"
The Saint Paul Globe (St. Paul, MN), May 19, 1896, Page 1, col. 3.
"Decisions By The Supreme Court"
Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, NE), May 19, 1896, Page 5, Image 5, col. 2.
"Another Decision"
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA), May 23, 1896, Image 2, cols. 2.
"Separate Coaches"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian (Hopkinsville, KY) May 26, 1896, Page 5, Image 5, col. 2.
"For Jim Crow Street Cars"
Marietta Daily Leader (Marietta, OH), June 28, 1900, Image 1, col. 5.
"The Separate Car Bill"
Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, DC), July 3, 1900, Image 3, col. 3.
"Jim Crow Streetcar Law Set to Catch Negroes"
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA), April 30, 1904, Page 1, Image 1, col 1.
"The Jim Car Street Law In Other States"
The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, FL), August 6, 1905, Page 4 Image 4, col. 3.

Plessy v. Ferguson (Jim Crow Laws): Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America