Separate: The Story of Plessy V. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation

Separate is a myth-shattering narrative of one of the most consequential Supreme Court cases of the nineteenth...
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Author: Steve Luxenberg
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Separate: The Story of Plessy V. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation by Luxenberg, Steve

Separate: The Story of Plessy V. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation

BD$34.79

Separate: The Story of Plessy V. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation

BD$34.79
Author: Steve Luxenberg
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Separate is a myth-shattering narrative of one of the most consequential Supreme Court cases of the nineteenth century, Plessy v. Ferguson. The 1896 ruling embraced racial segregation, and its reverberations are still felt today. Drawing on letters, diaries, and archival collections, Steve Luxenberg reveals the origins of racial separation and its pernicious grip on American life. He tells the story through the lives of the people caught up in the case: Louis Martinet, who led the resisters from the mixed-race community of French New Orleans; Albion Tourgée, a best-selling author and the country's best-known white advocate for civil rights; Justice Henry Billings Brown, from antislavery New England, whose majority ruling sanctioned separation; Justice John Harlan, the Southerner from a slaveholding family whose singular dissent cemented his reputation as a steadfast voice for justice. Sweeping, swiftly paced, and richly detailed, Separate is an urgently needed exploration of our nation's most devastating divide.



Author: Steve Luxenberg
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 02/04/2020
Pages: 624
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780393357691

About the Author
Luxenberg, Steve: - Steve Luxenberg is the author of Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation and the critically acclaimed Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret. During his thirty years as a Washington Post senior editor, he has overseen reporting that has earned numerous national honors, including two Pulitzer Prizes.

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