The Law and Significance of Plessy
In this article, the author explores the legal history that precluded and followed the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, setting up the historical context and significance of the case. Here, powell shows the embeddedness of structural racism in the American legal system and the slow work done to untangle...
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| Language: | English |
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Russell Sage Foundation
2021-02-01
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| Series: | RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.rsfjournal.org/content/7/1/20 |