The Journey to Separate but Equal: Madame DeCuir's Quest for Racial Justice in the Reconstruction Era by Jack M. Beermann.

DeCuir's victories at the trial-court and Louisiana's Supreme Court set the stage for the U.S. Supreme Court case, which fell into the hands of conservative Chief Justice Morrison Waite. The Journey to Separate but Equal: Madame DeCuir's Quest for Racial Justice in the Reconstruction Era. [Extracted from the article]