The Jim Crow Car Law Unconsitutional

The Jim Crow Car Law, which divides train cars by race, is declared unconstitutional and the case will be taken to Supreme Court.

Louisville, Ky., Feb. 4. – The case of Rev. W. H. Anderson, of this city, against the Louisville and Nashville railroad was finished in the United States Circuit Court at Owensboro this afternoon. The jury, on instructions from Judge Barr, found for the plaintiff in the sum of 1 cent and assessed the costs of court against the railroad company.
This is a test case to decide the constitutionality of the Kentucky separate coach law, which compels colored people to ride in coaches apart from white people this verdict declares it unconstitutional. Anderson sued for $10.00. The case will be taken to the Supreme Court of the United States.

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