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Louisiana board pardons Homer Plessy, namesake of 1896 Supreme Court 'œseparate but equal'ť ruling affirming segregation

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana board pardons Homer Plessy, namesake of 1896 Supreme Court 'œseparate but equal'ť ruling affirming segregation.

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