Plessy v. Ferguson

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.>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Thomas J Davis, Davis Thomas J., Thomas J. Davis
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 25.01.2024
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto internazionale, diritto degli stranieri
• EAN: 9798765120194
• ISBN: 9798765120194
• Numero di pagine: 264
• Serie: Landmarks of the American Mosaic
• Categorie: USA, reconstruction, Segregation, civil rights, LAW / Courts, LAW / Constitutional, Personal Identity, Multiculturalism, History of the Americas, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Black & Asian Studies, Relating to African American / Black American people, Race Relations, states' rights, Miscegenation, Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896), White Supremacy and Terrorism, Louisiana Purchase (1803), New Orleans, Louisiana, Creoles and Free People of Color, American Negro Slavery