Plessy v. Ferguson : a brief history with documents
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Plessy v. Ferguson : a brief history with documents
（The Bedford series in history and culture）
Bedford Books, c1997
- : pbk
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-195) and index
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Description
In 1896 The United States Supreme Court made a decision in the case of Plessy v Ferguson which made possible a legal system of racial segregation in the US which was not overturned until the ruling of Brown v Board of Education in 1954.;In this introduction students are given the Court's reasoning, the factors that made such a decision possible, and the effects of the decision. It illuminates also the modern debate over affirmative action.
Table of Contents
Foreword - Preface - PART 1: THE LEGAL BACKGROUND - PART 2: THE DOCUMENTS - Plessy v Ferguson May 18, 1896 - Selected Views on 'the Race Question' at the time of Plessy - Responses to Plessy in the press, legal periodicals, African American intellectuals - PART 3: CONCLUSION: IN THE WAKE OF PLESSY - Appendices: - Members of the Court - Chronology of Events Related to Plessy - Questions for Consideration - Selected Bibliography
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