The journey to separate but equal : Madame Decuir's quest for racial justice in the Reconstruction era /

The journey to separate but equal : Madame Decuir's quest for racial justice in the Reconstruction era /

"[This book] examines the tragic case of Hall v. DeCuir (1878) that helped pave the way for Plessy v. Ferguson's legitimation of the judicial doctrine and social practice of 'separate but equal' facilities. The book tells the story of the injustice done to Madame Josephine DeCuir...

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Author / Creator: Beermann, Jack M. (Author)
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2021]
Subjects:
Decuir, Josephine > Trials, litigation, etc.
DeCuir, Josephine > Trials, litigation, etc.
1800-1899
African Americans > Civil rights > Louisiana > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > United States > History > 19th century.
Equality before the law > Louisiana > History > 19th century.
Equality before the law > United States > History > 19th century.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > Louisiana > History > 19th century.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > United States > History > 19th century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
African Americans > Civil rights
Equality before the law
Race discrimination > Law and legislation
Race relations
Louisiana > Race relations > History > 19th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Louisiana
United States
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896)
History
Trials, litigation, etc.
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