Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. In respect of civil rights, all citizens are equal before the law. The humblest is the peer of the most powerful.

John Marshall Harlan

Plessy v. Ferguson

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Constitutional law US Constitution Legal theory

Author

John Marshall Harlan

Source

Plessy v. Ferguson

Medium

Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion

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Dissenting opinion Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1896 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Supreme Court Justice Judge Lawyer

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United States

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Citation

Harlan, John Marshall. Dissenting Opinion. Plessy v. Ferguson. United States Reports, vol. 163, 18 May 1896, pp. 552-564. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/163/537/.

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Sarah Orne Jewett

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Sarah Orne Jewett
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Time
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Jewett, Sarah Orne. The Country of the Pointed Firs. Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1896, ch. 15.

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William J. Brennan, Jr.
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Brennan, William J, Jr. "The Constitution of the United States: Contemporary Ratification." Text and Teaching Symposium. 12 Oct. 1985, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA. Speech.