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The Plessy Case : a Legal-Historical Interpretation.

In 1896 the U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson upheld ""equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races"" on all passenger railways within the state of Louisiana. In this book, Lofgren traces the roots of this landmark case in the post-Civil War South an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lofgren, Charles A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In 1896 the U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson upheld ""equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races"" on all passenger railways within the state of Louisiana. In this book, Lofgren traces the roots of this landmark case in the post-Civil War South and pinpoints its moorings in the era's constitutional, legal, and intellectual doctrines.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (282 pages)
ISBN:9780195363487
0195363485