Separate : the story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's journey from slavery to segregation
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Published
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2020.
ISBN
0393357694, 9780393357691
Physical Desc
xxii, 600 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Chetco Community Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 342.730873 LUXENBERG 2020 | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 19th century
Brown, Henry Billings, -- 1836-1913
Harlan, John Marshall, -- 1833-1911
Martinet, Louis A., -- 1849-1917
Plessy, Homer Adolph -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Race discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Segregation in transportation -- Law and legislation -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.
Tourgée, Albion W., -- 1838-1905
Brown, Henry Billings, -- 1836-1913
Harlan, John Marshall, -- 1833-1911
Martinet, Louis A., -- 1849-1917
Plessy, Homer Adolph -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Race discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Segregation in transportation -- Law and legislation -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.
Tourgée, Albion W., -- 1838-1905
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Published
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2020.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
0393357694, 9780393357691
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-579) and index.
Description
"A myth-shattering narrative of how a nation embraced "separation" and its pernicious consequences. Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court case synonymous with "separate but equal," created remarkably little stir when the justices announced their near-unanimous decision on May 18, 1896. Yet it is one of the most compelling and dramatic stories of the nineteenth century, whose outcome embraced and protected segregation, and whose reverberations are still felt into the twenty-first. Separate spans a striking range of characters and landscapes, bound together by the defining issue of their time and ours--race and equality. Wending its way through a half-century of American history, the narrative begins at the dawn of the railroad age, in the North, home to the nation's first separate railroad car, then moves briskly through slavery and the Civil War to Reconstruction and its aftermath, as separation took root in nearly every aspect of American life. Award-winning author Steve Luxenberg draws from letters, diaries, and archival collections to tell the story of Plessy v. Ferguson through the eyes of the people caught up in the case. Separate depicts indelible figures such as the resisters from the mixed-race community of French New Orleans, led by Louis Martinet, a lawyer and crusading newspaper editor; Homer Plessy's lawyer, Albion Tourgée, a best-selling author and the country's best-known white advocate for civil rights; Justice Henry Billings Brown, from antislavery New England, whose majority ruling endorsed separation; and Justice John Harlan, the Southerner from a slaveholding family whose singular dissent cemented his reputation as a steadfast voice for justice. Sweeping, swiftly paced, and richly detailed, Separate provides a fresh and urgently-needed exploration of our nation's most devastating divide"--From publisher's description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Luxenberg, S. (2020). Separate: the story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's journey from slavery to segregation . W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Luxenberg, Steve. 2020. Separate: The Story of Plessy V. Ferguson, and America's Journey From Slavery to Segregation. W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Luxenberg, Steve. Separate: The Story of Plessy V. Ferguson, and America's Journey From Slavery to Segregation W. W. Norton & Company, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Luxenberg, Steve. Separate: The Story of Plessy V. Ferguson, and America's Journey From Slavery to Segregation W. W. Norton & Company, 2020.
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