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Separate the story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's journey from slavery to segregation

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.

Main Author: Luxenberg, Steve (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2019]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Plessy, Homer Adolph > Trials, litigation, etc.
Harlan, John Marshall, > 1833-1911.
TourgeĢe, 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.
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.
Physical Description: xxii, 600 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-579) and index.
ISBN: 9780393239379
0393239373
Author Notes: Steve Luxenberg is the author of Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation and the critically acclaimed Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret. During his thirty years as a Washington Post senior editor, he has overseen reporting that has earned numerous national honors, including two Pulitzer Prizes.

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