Plessy V. Ferguson: Segregation and the Separate But Equal Policy: Segregation and the Separate But Equal Policy

by David Cates

Book Overview

The US Supreme Court is the head of the judicial branch of the federal government. It is the highest court in the land, with thousands of cases appealed to it every year. One of those history-making cases was Plessy v. Ferguson, which decided the constitutionality of "separate but equal" policies in 1896. Readers will follow this case from beginning to end, including the social and political climates that led up to it and the effects it had after...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617834750
• ISBN13: 9781617834752
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Essential Library
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12