Steve Luxenberg

Separate: The Story of Plessy V. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation

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Separate is a myth-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 best-known white advocate for civil rights; J… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-393-35769-1
EAN: 9780393357691
Produktnummer: 31700603
Verlag: W W Norton & Co
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Seitenangabe: 624 S.
Masse: H20.8 cm x B13.5 cm x D2.8 cm 482 g
Gewicht: 482

Über den Autor

Steve Luxenberg is the author of Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation and the critically acclaimed Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret. During his thirty years as a Washington Post senior editor, he has overseen reporting that has earned numerous national honors, including two Pulitzer Prizes.