Separate and unequal : Homer Plessy and the Supreme Court decision that legalized racism / Harvey Fireside ; introduction by Marc H. Morial
| Author(s): | Fireside, Harvey |
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| Subjects: | Segregation in transportation--Law and legislation--Louisiana--History Segregation--Law and legislation--United States--History United States--Race relations--History Plessy, Homer Adolph--Trials, litigation, etc |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Published: | New York : Carroll & Graf, c2004 |
| LC Classification: | K, KF |
| Table of Contents: | Introduction: Emerging from Plessy's Shadow / Mark H. Morial Chronology of Major Events in the History of Civil Rights in America Preface Ch. 1. An Interrupted Journey 1 Ch. 2. Reconstruction Promises Never Kept 29 Ch. 3. Carpetbaggers, Scalawags, and Redeemers 57 Ch. 4. The "Free People of Color" in New Orleans 89 Ch. 5. Plessy v. Louisiana: Searching for Precedents 115 Ch. 6. The Fourteenth Amendment "Conspiracy" 143 Ch. 7. En Route to the Supreme Court 167 Ch. 8. The Decision Comes Down 193 Ch. 9. Segregation without Judicial Restraints 221 Ch. 10. The Walls Begin to Crumble 247 Ch. 11. Plessy Finally Meets Its Match 273 Ch. 12. Fifty Years of Integration: Half Measures and Halting Progress 303 App. A. Plessy v. Ferguson, Decision by Justice H. B. Brown 331 App. B. Plessy v. Ferguson, Dissent by Justice J. M. Harlan 345 Bibliography 359 Notes 366 Index 388 |
| Alternate Titles: | Portion of title: Homer Plessy and the Supreme Court decision that legalized racism |
| Additional Authors: | Morial, Marc H |
| Notes: | ISBN: 0786712937 Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-365) and index |
| Physical Description: | xx, 396 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 54021339 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0786712937 |