The Plessy Case: A Legal-historical Interpretation - Couverture rigide

Lofgren, Charles A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195038525 ISBN 13 : 9780195038521

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1987

Synopsis

In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, the Supreme Court upheld a Louisiana state law enforcing racial segregation on passenger trains. This decision remained effectively the law of the land on segregation until the 1950s. This book traces not only the development of the case and analyzes its decision, but, more importantly, puts it into the historical context of its times.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In 1896 the U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson upheld `equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races' on all passenger railways within the state of Louisiana. In this account, which has implications for present-day America, Lofgren traces the roots of this landmark case in the post-Civil War South, stressing the constitutional, legal, and intellectual premises that shaped this episode.

Revue de presse

`Meticulous and painstakingly detailed, this lawyerly history supercedes all previous accounts of the landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision.' Georgia Historical Quarterly

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1987
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195038525
• ISBN 13: 9780195038521
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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