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Plessy v. Ferguson

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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.>

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Authors Thomas J Davis, Thomas J. Davis
Publisher Bloomsbury Academic
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 25.01.2024
 
EAN 9798765120194
ISBN 9798765120194
No. of pages 264
Series Landmarks of the American Mosaic
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law

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