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Author:
Aaseng, Nathan.
Title:
Plessy v. Ferguson / by Nathan Aaseng.
Publisher:
Lucent Books,
Copyright Date:
2004
Description:
112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Plessy, Homer Adolph--Trials, litigation, etc.--Juvenile literature.
Segregation in transportation--History.--Louisiana--History.--Juvenile literature.
Segregation--History--History--Juvenile literature.
Race relations--History.--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--History--History--Juvenile literature.
United States--History.--History.--Juvenile literature.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Freed but equal? -- Background of the Plessy case -- Louisiana's separate car law -- The Supreme Court decides -- Plessy : reaction & impact.
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:
Famous trials
ISBN:
9781590182680 (hardback : alk. paper)
1590182685 (hardback : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)51559367
LCCN:
2003000410
Locations:
GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

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