Separate : the story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's journey from slavery to segregation
by Luxenberg, Steve (Author)
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Summary
Documents the story of the infamous nineteenth-century Supreme Court ruling in favor of segregation, tracing the half-century of history that shaped the ruling and the reverberations that are still being felt today. Full description
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Edition
First edition.
Subjects
Plessy, Homer Adolph > Trials, litigation, etc.
Harlan, John Marshall, > 1833-1911.
Tourgée, Albion W., > 1838-1905.
Brown, Henry Billings, > 1836-1913.
Martinet, Louis A., > 1849-1917.
Segregation in transportation > Law and legislation > Louisiana > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > United States > History > 19th century.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > United States > History > 19th century.