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The Plessy Case: A Legal-Historical Interpretation
Author(s): Charles A. Lofgren (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: 5 Jan. 1989
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 0195056841
- ISBN-13: 9780195056846
Book Description
In 1896 the U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson upheld `equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races’ on all passenger railways within the state of Louisiana. In this account, which has implications for present-day America, Lofgren traces the roots of this landmark case in the post-Civil War South, stressing the constitutional, legal, and intellectual premises that shaped this episode.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Richly documented, well-written….Constitutional scholars will most certainly accept Lofgren’s work as the definitive study of the Plessy case.”–American Historical Review
“An important work, one that belongs in every research and law library. It is essential reading for all scholars dealing with the history of constititional protections of American civil rights.”–American Journal of Legal History
“An intelligent and provocative study…[that] is likely to remain definitive.”–Journal of Southern History
“Well-researched and thoughtful…Deserves the attention of all those interested in civil rights law and history.”–Journal of American History
“A close, valuable look at a crucial bit of history.”–Kirkus Reviews
Review
`Meticulous and painstakingly detailed, this lawyerly history supercedes all previous accounts of the landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision.’ Georgia Historical Quarterly
