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Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911) is best known for condemning racial segregation in his dissent from Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, when he declared, "Our Constitution is color-blind." But in other judicial decisions—as well as in some areas of his life—Harlan's actions... read more
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First Sentence edit
The main riddle of John Harlan's life is how a former slaveholder and an opponent of emancipation came to support the legal equality of blacks.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Studies in Legal History. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Linda Przybyszewski (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0807824933
Page Count: 304
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0807824933
Page Count: 304
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 347.7314092
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