Plessy V. Ferguson |
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| Author:
| McNeese, Tim |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7910-9237-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2006 |
| Publisher: | Infobase Holdings, Inc.
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| Imprint: | Facts On File |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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On a summer day in 1892, a well-dressed shoemaker, Homer Plessy bought a first-class ticket from the East Louisiana Railroad and boarded a passenger car designated ""whites only."" By day's end, he'd been arrested and convicted. His crime? Being black and boarding the wrong railroad car. This title offers information about Plessy v Ferguson case.
On a summer day in 1892, a well-dressed shoemaker, Homer Plessy bought a first-class ticket from the East Louisiana Railroad and boarded a passenger car designated ""whites only."" By day's end, he'd been arrested and convicted. His crime? Being black and boarding the wrong railroad car. This title offers information about Plessy v Ferguson case.