Discrimination In The 1860's

The United States Declaration of independence, states “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” (Civil Rights. Law and History), although there is still discrimination against governments that fall into many classifications. Despite the promises of this document signed in 1776, slavery was still being pursued in different areas until it, finally leads to the civil war in the 1860’s. Individuals were not granted their unalienable rights because of the constant discrimination they receive whether they are discriminated by race, gender, or their beliefs. With many cases and trials
Many cases were brought forth in regards to discrimination such as Brown v. Board of Education, Plessy v Ferguson, Santa Fe Independent School District v. Jane Doe, and much more having violated our unalienable rights and amendments of the constitution. All men were not created equal and treated equally. Minorities didn’t get the same rights as the whites received such as education in schools and the supplies they were given in public schools, private schools, and universities. In 1954, the supreme court had a trial ruled in Brown v. Board of Education which called for the non-segregation and unequal rights in public schools which violated the fourteenth amendment granting citizenship to all individuals born in the united states and also freed all slaves. After the Brown v. Board of Education was ruled in supreme court schools started shutting down in order to prevent blacks from attending schools such as little rock Arkansas when the professors and educators refused
In schools and other organizations, certain groups of people have been assigned a limit as to what they are allowed to practice and not practice their religion. In public schools, Muslims are prohibited from wearing a hijab due to “safety” reasons in public grounds. Their unalienable rights and amendments were violated due to not being able to practice their own religion. Santa Fe Independent School District v. Jane Doe (2000) A Texas school district allowed a student "chaplain," who had been elected by fellow students, to lead a prayer over the public address system before home football games. Several students and their parents anonymously sued the school district, claiming a violation of what's known as the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." (The New York