An Evening With Steve Luxemberg

February 6, 2020

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Expired)

City Opera House
106 E. Front Street
Traverse City, MI 49684

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https://nationalwritersseries.org/
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Phone: (231) 486-6868

On Feb. 6, Steve Luxenberg brings his book Separate: The Story of Plessy V. Ferguson, and America’s Journey from Slavery to Segregation. It tells the dramatic and compelling 19th century story of the case that cut to the heart of the battles over race and equality — battles that rage throughout American history and continue to the present day. Luxenberg draws from letters, diaries, and archival collections, and weaves biography, history, and legal drama together on a grand scale. He re-creates the personalities and debates that informed the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy and shaped race relations for generations.