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Plessy v. Ferguson : separate but equal
- Title
- Plessy v. Ferguson : separate but equal / by Nathan Aaseng.
- Author
- Aaseng, Nathan.
- Publication
- San Diego, Calif. : Lucent Books, c2003.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Schomburg Children's Collection.
- Description
- 112 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- 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.
- Series Statement
- Famous trials
- Alternative Title
- Plessy versus Ferguson
- Subjects
- United States > Race relations > History > Juvenile literature
- African Americans > Civil rights > History > Juvenile literature
- Segregation > Law and legislation > United States > History > Juvenile literature
- Plessy, Homer Adolph > Trials, litigation, etc > Juvenile literature
- Segregation in transportation > Law and legislation > Louisiana > History > Juvenile literature
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-103) and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- Sc E 08-902
- ISBN
- 1590182685 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 9781590182680 (hardback : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2003000410
- OCLC
- 51559367
- Author
- Aaseng, Nathan.
- Title
- Plessy v. Ferguson : separate but equal / by Nathan Aaseng.
- Imprint
- San Diego, Calif. : Lucent Books, c2003.
- Series
- Famous trials
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-103) and index.
- Added Author
- Schomburg Children's Collection.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 08-902