Plessy v. Ferguson, Laurie Collier Hillstrom
Type
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Plessy v. Ferguson, Laurie Collier Hillstrom
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Plessy v. Ferguson
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
775419566
Responsibility statement
Laurie Collier Hillstrom
Series statement
Defining moments
Summary
"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"--, Provided by publisher
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
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Subject
- Plessy, Homer Adolph -- Trials, litigation, etc
- Race relations
- Segregation in transportation + Law and legislation -- Louisiana -- History
- Segregation + Law and legislation -- United States
- History
- Segregation in transportation + Law and legislation
- Segregation + Law and legislation
- Plessy, Homer Adolph
- African Americans + Segregation + History
- Trials, litigation, etc
- Louisiana
- United States
- United States -- Race relations -- History
- African Americans + Segregation
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- Plessy, Homer Adolph -- Trials, litigation, etc
- Race relations
- Segregation in transportation + Law and legislation -- Louisiana -- History
- Segregation + Law and legislation -- United States
- History
- Segregation in transportation + Law and legislation
- Segregation + Law and legislation
- Plessy, Homer Adolph
- African Americans + Segregation + History
- Trials, litigation, etc
- Louisiana
- United States
- United States -- Race relations -- History
- African Americans + Segregation
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