Plessy v. Ferguson: References & Edit History
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Assorted References
- African Americans
- Brown
- busing
- In busing
- comparison with Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
- equal protection
- Harlan
- Jim Crow laws
- judicial restraint
- Plessy
- In Homer Plessy
- racial ideology
Additional Reading
Harvey Fireside, Separate and Unequal: Homer Plessy and the Supreme Court Decision That Legalized Racism (2004); Williamjames Hull Hoffer, Plessy v. Ferguson: Race and Inequality in Jim Crow America (2012); Gerald J. Postema (ed.), Racism and the Law: The Legacy and Lessons of Plessy (1997), a collection of essays by philosophers and legal scholars; Plessy v. Ferguson: A Brief History with Documents (1997), ed. and with an introduction by Brook Thomas.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: PBS - Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Dec 17, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Teaching American History - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Oct 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Library of Congress - Plessy v. Ferguson: Primary Documents in American History. | Jul 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Justia US Supreme Court - Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896). | Jun 17, 2024 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | May 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Humanities Center - Plessy v. Ferguson. | May 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital History - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Jan 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Constitution Center - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Nov 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard Law School - Plessy v. Ferguson at 125. | Jun 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Archives - Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). | Apr 26, 2023 | ||
| Added cross-reference to the Britannica article “separate but equal.” | Mar 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Bill of Rights Institute - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Apr 17, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Apr 17, 2022 | ||
| Article revised for clarity and completeness. | Aug 10, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Jun 30, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Jun 30, 2021 | ||
| Cross-references to various articles added. | Mar 09, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 09, 2020 | ||
| Top Questions updated. | Nov 25, 2019 | ||
| Replaced video on 20th-century civil rights movement with image of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson. | Aug 27, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History for Kids - Plessy vs. Ferguson case. | Feb 14, 2019 | ||
| Images of Henry Billings Brown and John Marshall Harlan added. | Dec 15, 2017 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Dec 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: 64 Parishes - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Jan 05, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: African American Registry - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Jan 05, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Our Documents - Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). | Dec 30, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Our Documents - Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). | Dec 30, 2015 | ||
| New bibliography added. | May 12, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: BlackPast.org - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Nov 21, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: America's Story from America's Library - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Feb 13, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Dec 15, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - History - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Dec 15, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Dec 15, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cornell University Law School - Legal Information Institute - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Dec 15, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: Bowling Green State University - Plessy v. Ferguson. | Dec 15, 2010 | ||
| Article revised to cover background and main arguments of majority and dissenting opinions. | Apr 20, 2010 | ||
| New article added. | May 28, 2004 |
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