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On June 7, 1892, Homer Adolph Plessy bought a first-class ticket for a Louisiana commuter train and seated himself in a car for white riders only. When Plessy identified himself to the conductor as seven-eighths white, he was removed from the train and put under arrest. Homer Adolph Plessy looked white. Who was to say whether he was or wasn't? Plessy's legal case primarily pressed an argument about who was who, rather than who should ride where on a train

"Provides a comprehensive account of the legal drama that established the 'separate but equal' doctrine. Details the postwar Reconstruction era; the legal issues involved in Plessy v. Ferguson; the spread of discriminatory Jim Crow laws; the effects of segregation on African Americans; and the efforts to overturn Plessy. Includes biographies, primary sources, and more"--

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 A Ticket Toward Equal Rights -- Chapter 2 A History of Discrimination -- Chapter 3 The Case for Equality -- Chapter 4 Louisiana's Case Against Plessy -- Chapter 5 The Supreme Cout Upholds Segregation -- Chapter 6 The Legacy of Plessy Separate but Unequal -- Questions to Consider -- Primary Source Documents -- Chronology -- Chapter Notes -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Index -- Back Cover.