Book contents
- Critical Race Judgments
- Critical Race Judgments
- Copyright page
- Contents
- About the Contributors
- Advisory Committee
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 347 U.S. 483 (1954)BROWN et al.
- Part I Membership and Inclusion
- 567 U.S. 387Supreme Court of the United States
- 130 U.S. 581Supreme Court of the United States
- 163 U.S. 537Supreme Court of the United States
- 323 U.S. 214Supreme Court of the United States
- 83 U.S. 36Supreme Court of the United States
- 392 U.S. 1Supreme Court of the United States
- 527 F. Supp. 229United States District Court, S.D. New York
- Part II Participation and Access
- Part III Property and Space
- Part IV Intimate Choice and Autonomy
- Part V Justice
163 U.S. 537Supreme Court of the United States
PLESSYv.FERGUSONNo. 210
from Part I - Membership and Inclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 April 2022
Book contents
- Critical Race Judgments
- Critical Race Judgments
- Copyright page
- Contents
- About the Contributors
- Advisory Committee
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 347 U.S. 483 (1954)BROWN et al.
- Part I Membership and Inclusion
- 567 U.S. 387Supreme Court of the United States
- 130 U.S. 581Supreme Court of the United States
- 163 U.S. 537Supreme Court of the United States
- 323 U.S. 214Supreme Court of the United States
- 83 U.S. 36Supreme Court of the United States
- 392 U.S. 1Supreme Court of the United States
- 527 F. Supp. 229United States District Court, S.D. New York
- Part II Participation and Access
- Part III Property and Space
- Part IV Intimate Choice and Autonomy
- Part V Justice
Summary
Petitioner, Homer Plessy, asserts that the Separate Car Act violates the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Because we conclude that the Act instantiates and bolsters White supremacy,3 it cannot be sustained. As context is important to understanding the Act’s intended effects and this Court’s conclusion, we begin with history.
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- Critical Race JudgmentsRewritten U.S. Court Opinions on Race and the Law, pp. 85 - 103Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022