Fireside, Harvey,

Separate but equal : Plessy v. Ferguson / Don Rauf. - 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits. - Gale virtual reference library US Supreme Court landmark cases . - US Supreme Court landmark cases. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ch. 1. A ticket toward equal rights -- ch. 2. A history of discrimination -- ch. 3. The case for equality -- ch. 4. Louisiana's case against Plessy -- ch. 5. The Supreme Court upholds segregation -- ch. 6. The legacy of Plessy : separate but unequal.

This book provides insight into the details of the Plessy vs. Ferguson case, in which a black man challenged a state law that required companies to have railway cars separated by race, and also includes questions to consider, primary source documents, and a chronology.

9780766084346 9780766084353


Plessy, Homer Adolph--Trials, litigation, etc.


African Americans--Civil rights--History.
Segregation in transportation--Law and legislation--History.--Louisiana
Segregation--Law and legislation--History.--United States


United States--Race relations--History.

KF223.P56 / F575 2017

342.7308/73

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