Author(s): Amos Esty
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 112
Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Publishing
Language: English
Date Published: 2011-07-26
Dimensions: 157 x 231 x 13mm
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Edition: New.
Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified

Examines the 1892 court case that arose when Homer Plessy, an African American, entered a white-only railroad car to test the legality of segregation, places it in context, and discusses the consequences when the Supreme Court ruled against him.