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The event took place in Louisiana, specifically on a train traveling between New Orleans and Covington.
The event took place on June 7, 1892.
This event is important to Georgia's history because it is a landmark Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation laws, particularly those enforcing "separate but equal" facilities for African Americans and white Americans. This case set a precedent for the legal justification of segregation and systemic racial discrimination in the United States, including in Georgia.