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Plessy v. Ferguson (Hardcover, Library binding)
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Plessy v. Ferguson (Hardcover, Library binding)
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On a muggy summer day in 1892, an unassuming, well-dressed
shoemaker from New Orleans named Homer Plessy bought a first-class
ticket from the East Louisiana Railroad and boarded a passenger car
designated ""whites only."" But Plessy's journey was soon derailed.
By day's end, he'd been arrested and convicted. His crime? Being
black and boarding the wrong railroad car. Plessy's act of defiance
constituted a violation of the state's separate-car law, a statute
designed to keep the races separated on Louisiana's public
transportation systems. Over the next four years, his case would
work its way through the legal system until it landed on the steps
of the U.S. Supreme Court. To Plessy supporters, the case served as
a signpost for America's future. Would ""Jim Crow"" statutes
continue to define black and white relations in the approaching
20th century? Or would blacks be able to taste new freedom?
""Plessy v. Ferguson"" sets the scene for this benchmark case with
solid background information and lively biographies of those
involved. Full-color photographs, detailed footnotes, and a
chronology and timeline help put the proceedings in context.
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