| We as Freemen: Plessy V. Ferguson Contributor(s): Medley, Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 1455617237 ISBN-13: 9781455617234 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Law | Constitutional - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 342.730 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.75 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Essential reading on segregation now in paperback "Medley deftly puts in colorful context the U.S. Supreme Court's signal 1896 decision sanctioning so-called separate but equal facilities. . . . Rich in family and community history and local lore, Medley's work details the world of New Orleans' free people of color . . . this remarkable read is recommended." |
Contributor Bio(s): Medley, Keith: - Born in New Orleans, Keith Weldon Medley grew up in the Faubourg Marigny not far from where Homer Plessy lived. He attended St. Augustine High School and graduated from Southern University at New Orleans with a BA in sociology and psychology. A two-time recipient of publication initiative grants from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, Medley has published articles in American Legacy, Louisiana Cultural Vistas, the New Orleans Times-Picayune, and other periodicals. We as Freemen: Plessy v. Ferguson is expanded from an article he wrote for Smithsonian. Medley is the author of Black Life in Old New Orleans, also published by Pelican. |