Separate

Company

Library of Congress

Price

$19.95

Source

Official Store

A m yth-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…