Afterward, Plessy returned to a everyday life working as a insurance salesman. He passed away on March 1, 1925, at the age of 61. His actions of helped inspire the formation of the National Associations for the Advancement of Colored People. Plessy's legacy has also been recognized in the establishment of "Homer A. Plessy Day" in New Orleans, with a park named in his honor as well. 50 years after what transpired, relatives of Plessy and Ferguson united to create a foundation.