Homer Plessy 
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SOURCE: New York Times
11/12/2021
Louisiana Governor to Decide Posthumous Pardon for Homer Plessy
Louisiana's Avery C. Alexander Act, named for a longtime state House member, calls for pardoning individuals who were convicted of violating laws establishing segregation or discrimination, but has seldom been invoked to do so.
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