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Informationen zum Autor Thomas J. Davis , PhD, JD, is professor of history at Arizona State University, Tempe. An historian and lawyer, he is the author of several books. Klappentext 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. "The author includes several examples of primary sources in this work, along with a glossary of terms illuminating content. Biographies and a bibliography of sources support and encourage further research. This book will appeal to high school and college students, but also to readers with a casual interest in the wide-ranging effects of this court case. Summing Up: Highly recommended." - Choice Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword Preface Chronology ONE The Arrest: Plessy's Ticket and Ride TWO The Start: A Colony and Creoles of Color THREE The Takeover: French, Spanish, American FOUR The Colorline: Becoming American FIVE The City: Vive la différence SIX The War: Slavery and Segregation SEVEN The Reconstruction: Hope for Equal Rights EIGHT The Redemption: Despair for Equal Rights NINE The Beginning of the End: Surging Segregation TEN The Case: From Start to Finish Biographies of Key Figures Primary Documents Glossary Bibliography Index ...
