first edition. "dedicated to all lovers of a 'square deal.'"An important work by this noted African American attorney. It was David Augustus Straker (1842-1908) who in 1890 successfully argued the case of Ferguson v Gies in the Michigan Supreme Court. The Ferguson decision outlawed separation by race in public places and was often cited in subsequent cases challenging Jim Crow legislation, including Plessey. The present work addresses the increasing problems facing blacks at the polls in the South. It is more than a simple argument for fairness; Straker's vast knowledge of the law, and history makes this a text-book for getting through the innumerable impediments put in the path of the Negro voter in the South.