Right to Ride

Students need to complete a 4-5 page book critique on the monograph, Right to Ride: Streetcar Boycotts and African American Citizenship in the Era of Plessy v. Ferguson.

1. The paper should have 1″ margins, be double-spaced, written in Times New Roman + 12-point font

2. The paper should follow the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS).

3. BE FREE OF GRAMMAR AND PLAGIARISM

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Kelley states that black citizens in the 1890s and 1800s were hunted like sports by the government, developing a white supremacy culture that is still felt today. Many would argue that since the author is an African American, she may be too attached in giving such sentiments but certainly not. The author based on history and facts that any other historian could have developed regardless of country, region, or race. Subjugating black citizens and developing racial segregation laws such as the southern segregation policies and Plessy V. Ferguson case were used to control the black community. Government institutions such as law enforcement and the judicial systems institutionalized legal segregation in what was referred to as ‘separate but equal.’ They were on the front to oppress the black community and deny them their civil rights.

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