Civil Rights Cases: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

More information on the role of the courts in limiting and expanding civil rights in the United States can be found in Mark Elliott, Color-Blind Justice: Albion Tourgée and the Quest for Racial Equality from the Civil War to Plessy v. Ferguson (2006); Charles A. Lofgren, The Plessy Case: A Legal-Historical Interpretation (1988); and Thomas Brook (ed.), Plessy v. Ferguson: A Brief History with Documents (1997).

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Oct 08, 2025
Add new Web site: Augustana College - Civil Rights Case. Aug 01, 2016
Add new Web site: Cornell University Law School - Civil Rights Cases. May 27, 2015
Add new Web site: Cornell University Law School - Legal Information Institute - Civil Rights Cases. Sep 15, 2014
New bibliography added. Aug 01, 2014
New article added. Mar 28, 2014
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