Plessy v. Ferguson: Race and Inequality in Jim Crow America

by Williamjames Hull Hoffer

Book Overview

Six decades before Rosa Parks boarded her fateful bus, another traveler in the Deep South tried to strike a blow against racial discrimination--but ultimately fell short of that goal, leading to the Supreme Court's landmark 1896 decision in Plessy v. Ferguson. Now Williamjames Hull Hoffer vividly details the origins, litigation, opinions, and aftermath of this notorious case.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700618473
• ISBN13: 9780700618477
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.5"