African American History Month Display

On January 31st, President Obama proclaimed February 2013 as National African American History Month. In observation of this special month, the McKusick Law Library has displayed selected books and materials concerning cases involving race relations in America and prominent African Americans. These items, chosen by library assistant and third-year law student Kim Paz, include Plessy v. Ferguson: A Brief History with Documents, edited by Brook Thomas, about the planned challenge to the law requiring "separate accomodations" for blacks on Louisiana passenger railways, The Battle for the Black Ballot, by Charles L. Zelden, concerning the case of Smith v. Allwright and the defeat of the Texas All-White Primary, and One Man's Castle, by Phyllis Vine, the story of Dr. Ossain Sweet's right, regardless of his race, to protect his life and his property.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Marsha Stacey)