Plessy v. Ferguson / Thomas J. Davis.

"More than the story of one man's case, this book tells the story of entire generations of people marked as "mixed race" in America amid slavery and its aftermath, and being officially denied their multicultural identity and personal rights as a result"-- "Please see the attached text file"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Thomas J. (Thomas Joseph)
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, [2012], ©2012.
Series:Landmarks of the American mosaic.
Subjects:
Plessy, Homer Adolph > Trials, litigation, etc.
Segregation in transportation > Law and legislation > Louisiana > History.
Segregation > Law and legislation > United States > History.
LAW / Constitutional.
LAW / Courts.
United States > Race relations > History.
Trial and arbitral proceedings.
Genre:
Trials, litigation, etc.
Trial and arbitral proceedings.
Physical Description:xx, 238 pages ; 25 cm.
Variant Title:
Plessy versus Ferguson.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The arrest : Plessy's ticket and ride
  • The start : a colony and creoles of color
  • The takeover, French, Spanish, American
  • The colorline : becoming American
  • The City : Vive la différence
  • The War : slavery and segregation
  • The Reconstruction : hope for equal rights
  • The Redemption : despair for equal rights
  • The Beginning of the End : surging segregation
  • The Case : from start to finish.