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Romulo D Blum
Professor Mr. Mark Wilson
LEC-ENG-103-B14 Writing/Effective Communication
Personal Struggle
18 November 2017
African Americans struggle during the Sports Era
The development of Negro Leagues reflect the segregationist principles embedded in the
Plessy v. Ferguson decision (1896), The foundation of the segregationist principles embedded in
the Plessy v. Ferguson decision (1896) begun In 1891, when a group of concerned young black
men of New Orleans formed the Citizens Committee to Test the Constitutionality of the Separate
Car Law. After the case was concluded in the Supreme Court Henry Brown of Michigan
