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Separate : The Story of Plessy V. Ferguson, and America's Journey
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- Publication Name
- Norton & Company Limited, W. W.
- ISBN
- 9780393239379
- Book Title
- Separate : the Story of Plessy V. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation
- Item Length
- 1 in
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.2 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Law, History, Social Science, Political Science
- Topic
- American Government / Judicial Branch, Discrimination & Race Relations, United States / 19th Century, Civil Rights, General, Social Activists, Lawyers & Judges, Legal History, African American
- Item Width
- 0.7 in
- Item Weight
- 35.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 624 Pages
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Plessy v. Ferguson , the Supreme Court case synonymous with "separate but equal," created remarkably little stir when the justices announced their near-unanimous decision on May 18, 1896. Yet it is one of the most compelling and dramatic stories of the nineteenth century, whose outcome embraced and protected segregation, and whose reverberations are still felt into the twenty-first. Separate spans a striking range of characters and landscapes, bound together by the defining issue of their time and ours--race and equality. Wending its way through a half-century of American history, the narrative begins at the dawn of the railroad age, in the North, home to the nation's first separate railroad car, then moves briskly through slavery and the Civil War to Reconstruction and its aftermath, as separation took root in nearly every aspect of American life. Award-winning author Steve Luxenberg draws from letters, diaries, and archival collections to tell the story of Plessy v. Ferguson through the eyes of the people caught up in the case. Separate depicts indelible figures such as the resisters from the mixed-race community of French New Orleans, led by Louis Martinet, a lawyer and crusading newspaper editor; Homer Plessy's lawyer, Albion Tourg e, a best-selling author and the country's best-known white advocate for civil rights; Justice Henry Billings Brown, from antislavery New England, whose majority ruling endorsed separation; and Justice John Harlan, the Southerner from a slaveholding family whose singular dissent cemented his reputation as a steadfast voice for justice. Sweeping, swiftly paced, and richly detailed, Separate provides a fresh and urgently-needed exploration of our nation's most devastating divide.
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Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393239373
ISBN-13
9780393239379
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17038261595
Product Key Features
Book Title
Separate : the Story of Plessy V. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
American Government / Judicial Branch, Discrimination & Race Relations, United States / 19th Century, Civil Rights, General, Social Activists, Lawyers & Judges, Legal History, African American
Publication Year
2019
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Law, History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
624 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
1 in
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Width
0.7 in
Item Weight
35.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Kf223.P56l88 2019
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Offers a striking view of Reconstruction and of the tragic stillbirth of freedom in that era....Luxenberg writes at the outset of his book that the story of Plessy is a reminder that 'history is made, not ordained.' In his moving portrait of the many figures who played a role in the case, he confirms that idea as well as another: that even the most hopeless fool's errand can emerge, in time, as an unassailable triumph., In Separate, the context and aftermath of the court's ruling in Plessy v Ferguson are woven into a nuanced history of America's struggles in the 19th century as a civil war was fought, slavery ended and a new, complex racial politics haltingly took form., Luxenberg gives a three-dimensional and almost novelistic treatment to the players involved, drawing on diaries, letters and archival research., A magisterial assessment of a U.S. Supreme Court's grievous moral collapse...a definitive work on the 1896 legal drama that afflicts us to this day., Riveting and deeply researched, Separate tells the story surrounding one of the nation's most devastating acts: drawing a sharp color line between black and white after the Civil War. The Plessy case was a knife that cleaved America, and Steve Luxenberg brilliantly reveals that divide with his rich narrative of admirable and flawed characters caught in the battle over racial justice. Every paragraph resonates in today's headlines., Luxenberg has chosen a fresh way to tell the story of Plessy....[He] skillfully works the military and the political background into his narrative., A dazzlingly well-reported chronicle of an important period....Luxenberg repeatedly manages to tell us stories that capture both the hope and hopelessness that has been central to America's long argument about race....An eye-opening journey through some of the darkest passages and haunting corridors of American history., [Luxenberg] is a fine writer who tells this story in an engaging manner....Separate reminds us that our history is not simply a narrative of greater and greater freedom., Luxenberg brilliantly tackles a difficult task, presenting his solidly researched work clearly and with a restrained objectivity....An engaging and sensitive exploration of America's detour from the promise of equal protection., Masterly....In the sweeping style of Isabel Wilkerson's The Warmth of Other Suns, this work will be enthusiastically received by informed readers and historians and is likely to become the seminal work on this crucial Supreme Court decision., This is a compulsively readable work of serious history, the absorbing and timely story of a disastrous U.S. Supreme Court decision, freshly told through the lives of those directly involved. Steve Luxenberg's scholarship is deep and impressive; his writing even more so. This is history as it was lived, giving us a sense not only of the deep racism of the period, but the struggle of decent men and women to overcome it, in society and, most importantly, in themselves., Plessy v. Ferguson looms large in American history, and it remains searingly relevant today, but it is ill understood. Steve Luxenberg uses his relentless reporting skills and narrative expertise to reveal the full story. His uniquely valuable book will appeal to fans of Ron Chernow's Grant and Doris Kearns Goodwin's The Bully Pulpit--and to anyone who wants to understand how America's current racial landscape came to be., In lucid prose, Luxenberg lays out the history of racialized segregation in the North and South of the United States and offers vivid portraits of main actors in this civil rights struggle., At this critical moment in our nation's struggle for racial justice, Steve Luxenberg's Separate provides a compelling picture of an earlier stage in that quest. Unlike Gideon's Trumpet or Simple Justice, his story does not end with a judicial triumph. But in viewing Plessy v. Ferguson through the lives of its protagonists--the plaintiff, his sponsors, his lawyer, the Justices who decided the case--he reminds us that the pursuit of justice comes down to individuals, not just institutions. He has written a fascinating, if sobering volume., Absorbing....so many surprises, absurdities and ironies....Segregation is not one story but many. Luxenberg has written his with energy, elegance and a heart aching for a world without it., Luxenberg has chosen a fresh way to tell the story of Plessy....Separate is deeply researched, and it wears its learning lightly. It's a storytelling kind of book....[He] skillfully works the military and the political background into his narrative., A surprising, compelling, and brilliant milestone in understanding the history of race relations in America., A rich, complex, and all too human story, replete with ironies and unintended consequences. This is 'big history,' deeply researched and well-told.
Copyright Date
2019
Lccn
2018-043111
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