This volume discusses the historical, legal, and social aspects of the 1896 Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation.
Following the Civil War, feelings were mixed about the freedoms that Lincoln had granted to African American citizens through his Emancipation Proclamation. A group in Louisiana decided to challenge...
This deep-diving volume explains the history of segregation in the United States and cases that tested the law allowing "separate but equal" treatment, including the five cases that came together as...
When the Founding Fathers forged the government for the newly independent United States of America, they were careful not to give too much power to any one person or group. The separation of power...
