Plessy v. Ferguson

Plessy v. Ferguson

by Thomas J. Davis
Plessy v. Ferguson

Plessy v. Ferguson

by Thomas J. Davis

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Overview

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.

Contrary to popular misconceptions, Plessy v. Ferguson was not a simple case of black vs. white separation, but rather a challenging and complex protest for U.S. law to fully accept mixed ancestry and multiculturalism. This book focuses on the long struggle for individual identity and multicultural recognition amid the dehumanizing and depersonalizing forces of American Negro slavery—and the Anglo-American white supremacy that drove it.

The book takes students and general readers through the extended gestation period that gave birth to one of the most oft-mentioned but widely misunderstood landmark law will cases in U.S. history. It provides a chronology, brief biographies of key figures, primary documents, an annotated bibliography, and an index all of which provide easy reading and quick reference. Modern readers will find the direct connections between Plessy's story and contemporary racial currents in America intriguing.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780313391873
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 07/19/2012
Series: Landmarks of the American Mosaic Series
Pages: 264
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range: 13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Thomas J. Davis, PhD, JD, is professor of history at Arizona State University.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword ix

Preface xi

Chronology xv

1 The Arrest: Plessy's Ticket and Ride 1

2 The Start: A Colony and Creoles of Color 17

3 The Takeover: French, Spanish, American 35

4 The Colorline: Becoming American 53

5 The City: Vive la différence 73

6 The War: Slavery and Segregation 89

7 The Reconstruction: Hope for Equal Rights 107

8 The Redemption: Despair for Equal Rights 127

9 The Beginning of the End: Surging Segregation 143

10 The Case: From Start to Finish 157

Biographies of Key Figures 175

Primary Documents 189

Glossary 211

Bibliography 219

Index 223

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