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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 account, which has implications for present-day America, Lofgren traces the roots of this landm...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lofgren, Charles A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1988, ©1987.
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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 account, which has implications for present-day America, Lofgren traces the roots of this landmark case in the post-Civil War South, stressing the constitutional, legal, and intellectual premises that shaped this episode.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, [1] leaf, 269 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-253) and index.
ISBN:9780195363487
0195363485
1280523662
9781280523663
0198020929
9780198020929
9786610523665
6610523665