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Title
Plessy v. Ferguson
Other Titles (e.g. Variant)
Plessy versus Ferguson
Type
Text
Monograph
Subject
Plessy, Homer Adolph--Trials, litigation, etc.--Juvenile literature. (LCSH)
Segregation in transportation--Law and legislation--Louisiana--History--Juvenile literature (LCSH)
Segregation--Law and legislation--United States--History--Juvenile literature (LCSH)
United States--Race relations--History--Juvenile literature (LCSH)
Plessy, Homer Adolph--Trials, litigation, etc. (CHILDRENSSUBJECTS)
Segregation in transportation--Law and legislation (CHILDRENSSUBJECTS)
Segregation--Law and legislation (CHILDRENSSUBJECTS)
Race relations--History (CHILDRENSSUBJECTS)
African Americans--Civil rights--History (CHILDRENSSUBJECTS)
Language
English
Illustrative Content
Illustrations
Geographic Coverage
Louisiana
United States
Classification
LCC: KF223.P56 A15 2003
DDC: 342.73/0873 full
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Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
text
Summary
Profiles the 1896 Supreme Court trial that tested the constitutionality of laws in the South that enforced racial segregation in train travel, and discusses the impact of the verdict which provided a legal cover for racial discrimination throughout the United States.
Table Of Contents
Freed but equal?
Background of the Plessy case
Louisiana's separate car law goes to court
The Supreme Court decides
Plessy v. Fersguson (sic) : reaction and legacy.
Intended Audience
Pre-adolescent
Authorized Access Point
Aaseng, Nathan Plessy v. Ferguson