published statistics about lynching, urged African Americans to protest by refusing to ride streetcards or shop in white owned stores People's (Populist) Party U.S. The court ruled that segregation was legal as long as it was "equal" Ida Wells African American journalist. Ferguson a case that was brought to supreme court by black lawsuits to challenge the legality of segregation. baught for coinage, but the money supply did not increase enough to satisfy silver supporters Plessy vs. Coxey's Army unemployed workers marched from ohio to wahsington to draw attention to the plight of workers and to ask for goverment relief William Jennings Bryan United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925) Sherman Silver Purchase Act, 1890 Increased the amount of silver the gov. Depression of 1893 Profits dwindled, businesses went bankrupt and slid into debt.
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