An edition of Plessy v. Ferguson (2014)

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An edition of Plessy v. Ferguson (2014)

Plessy v. Ferguson

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"Provides a comprehensive account of the legal drama that established the 'separate but equal' doctrine. Details the postwar Reconstruction era; the legal issues involved in Plessy v. Ferguson; the spread of discriminatory Jim Crow laws; the effects of segregation on African Americans; and the efforts to overturn Plessy. Includes biographies, primary sources, and more"--

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English
Pages
226

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Table of Contents

Narrative overview. Prologue ; Reconstruction in the South ; The rise of Jim Crow ; Homer Plessy takes a stand ; Separate but equal ; Living in terror ; The Civil Rights Movement ; The legacy of Plessy v. Ferguson
Biographies. Henry Billings Brown (1836-1913) ; Rodolphe Desdunes (1849-1928) ; John Howard Ferguson (1838-1915) ; John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911) ; Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) ; Louis Martinet (1849-1917) ; Francis Nicholls (1834-1912) ; Homer Plessy (1862-1925) ; Albion W. Tourgee (1838-1905)
Primary sources. Albion Tourgee describes Reconstruction-era violence in the South ; Louisiana passes the Separate Car Law ; A Kentucky newspaper claims that segregation benefits blacks ; A black-owned newspaper criticizes segregation ; Plessy's lawyers present their arguments in a legal brief ; Justice Brown announces the majority opinion in Plessy v. Ferguson ; Justice Harlan delivers a scathing dissent ; George H. White makes his "Defense of the Negro race" speech ; The NAACP demands equal rights for African Americans ; An Alabama man experiences daily humiliations under segregation ; A Georgia native remembers Jim Crow tragedies ; A black reporter recalls a lynching ; President Barack Obama discusses racial progress ; A journalist considers Obama's impact on race in America.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series
Defining moments, Defining moments
Other Titles
Plessy versus Ferguson

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
342.7308/73
Library of Congress
KF223.P56 H55 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 226 pages
Number of pages
226

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26917745M
Internet Archive
plessyvferguson0000hill
ISBN 10
0780813294
ISBN 13
9780780813298
LCCN
2013019044
OCLC/WorldCat
775419566

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