The Journey to Separate but Equal: Madame Decuir's Quest for Racial Justice in the Reconstruction Era by Beermann, Jack M - 2021-04-07

University Press of Kansas, 2021-04-07. Hardcover. Used:Good.

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Hardback. New. In The Journey to Separate but Equal: Madame Decuir's Quest for Racial Justice in the Reconstruction Era, Jack Beermann tells the story of how, in Hall v. Decuir, the post-Civil War US Supreme Court took its first step toward perpetuating the subjugation of the non-White population of the United States by actively preventing a Southern state from prohibiting segregation on a riverboat in the coasting trade on the Mississippi River. The Journey to Separate but Equal offers the first complete exploration of Hall v. Decuir, with an in-depth look at the case's record; the lives of the parties, lawyers, and judges; and the case's social context in 1870s Louisiana. The book centers around the remarkable story of Madame Josephine Decuir and the lawsuit she pursued because she had been illegally barred from the cabin reserved for White women on the Governor Allen riverboat. The drama of Madame Decuir's fight against segregation's denial of her dignity as a human and… Read More

Univ Pr of Kansas, 2021. Hardcover. New. 238 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

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