Hoffer, Williamjames.
Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2012.
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-201) and index.
• The Crescent City — An odious law — The long road to the high court — A segregated court — Plessy’s world.
• Six decades before Rosa Parks boarded her fateful bus, another traveler in the Deep South tried to strike a blow against racial discrimination–but ultimately fell short of that goal, leading to the Supreme Court’s landmark 1896 decision in Plessy v. Ferguson. Now Williamjames Hull Hoffer vividly details the origins, litigation, opinions, and aftermath of this notorious case –Provided by publisher.

Subjects:

• Plessy, Homer Adolph — Trials, litigation, etc.
• Segregation in transportation — Law and legislation — Louisiana — History
• Louisiana — Race relations — History.
• Segregation — Law and legislation — United States — History.
• United States — Race relations — History.

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