The author includes several examples of primary sources in this work, along with a glossary of terms illuminating content. Biographies and a bibliography of sources support and encourage further research. This book will appeal to high school and college students, but also to readers with a casual interest in the wide-ranging effects of this court case. Highly recommended.

Choice

This is an excellent introduction not merely to the case itself but to the many issues surrounding it. Designed as a high school teaching tool, with glossary, time line, and biographies of principal players, it is highly recommended not only to its intended readers but any reader wanting a sound introduction to the world that created and responded to Plessy. School libraries and public libraries should add this to their collections.

Library Journal

These documents . . . bring the era to life. This would be a useful supplementary text for high school libraries or for public libraries that support high school students.

ARBA

Thomas J. Davis has produced a valuable and elegantly written book. It is thorough and entirely accessible to a broad audience.

Journal of African American History