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mobeau69

(11,145 posts) Thu Jun 30, 2022, 10:10 PM Jun 2022

KBJ was sworn in on Justice Harlan's Bible, the lone dissenter in Plessy v. Ferguson

So cool!

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KBJ was sworn in on Justice Harlan's Bible, the lone dissenter in Plessy v. Ferguson (Original Post) mobeau69 Jun 2022 OP

That is beautiful. madaboutharry Jun 2022 #1

Harlan was an interesting guy Retrograde Jun 2022 #2

Thanks. I want to read that. mobeau69 Jun 2022 #3

Very interesting.. Deuxcents Jun 2022 #4

Thanks go to Lawerence O'Donnell's program. mobeau69 Jun 2022 #5

I missed him tonight... Deuxcents Jun 2022 #6

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 #7

madaboutharry

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1. That is beautiful.

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Thu Jun 30, 2022, 10:13 PM

Jun 2022

Retrograde

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2. Harlan was an interesting guy

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Thu Jun 30, 2022, 10:21 PM

Jun 2022

He was a slave owner from Kentucky who fought for the Union during the Civil War. He opposed the ratification of the 13th and 14th amendments, but once they passed he accepted them as the law of the land: his decision in Plessey boiled down to, the 14th amendment recognizes all men born in the US as citizens with the same rights, the amendment is part of the Constitution, therefore I must support Mr. Plessey as having all the rights of American citizens including equal access to public transportation.

There's a good book on some of the people involved in the case: Separate, by Steve Luxenberg