| Plessy V. Ferguson: Legalizing Segregation Contributor(s): Anderson, Wayne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1435836472 ISBN-13: 9781435836471 Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime |
| Dewey: 342.730 |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 8" W x 10" (0.34 lbs) 68 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1892, a black shoemaker named Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting in the White railroad car in Louisiana. Though Plessy was only one-eighth black, he was considered black under Louisiana law and therefore required to sit in the Colored car. Found guilty, in his appeal to the Supreme Court, the verdict was upheld with the finding that separate but equal facilities for the races were not unconstitutional. This doctrine was quickly used to cover many areas of public life. This fascinating book looks at race relations in America, and the fight to change the separate but equal law in Louisiana. |