Plessy vs. Ferguson
Plessy vs.Ferguson
The case of Plessy vs. Ferguson started when a colored man named Homer Plessy was put in jail for refusing to move from the white car of the East Louisiana Railroad on June 7, 1892. Even though Plessy only one eighth black and seven eighth white, he was considered black by Louisiana law. Plessy didn't like the fact that he was considered black, he went to court to argued in the case of Homer Adolph Plessy vs. The State of Lousiana. The Separate Car Act, which forced segregation of train cars, violated the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution.
The 13th Amendment is the constitutional amendment that abolished slavery after the Civil War, which was passed by the Congress on January 31st, 1865. While the 14th Amendment was to officially make the former slaves citizens of the United States after the Civil War, which enforce the absolute equality of the two races.
In the case of Plessy vs. Ferguson, Justice Brown’s decision was unmerited, that is based on the social and cultural factors. Justice Brown’s decision was bias towards the white people at that time, and against Plessy based on some arguments. The first argument he made was that there are laws that distinguished between the white and colored races and that it is a legal distinction that must always exit between the white and colored races. Second, the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, did not conflict with the action taken upon Plessy. Third, it did not conflict with the 14th Amendment, which gives the citizenship to the blacks, upon the case of Plessy.
The decision was taken base on the above arguments. The arguments were favored to the white people against the colored races. The Amendments were formed so that everyone would have equal opportunities and would be equal as a whole. Justice Brown’s decision made on Plessy vs. Ferguson was unfair, absurd, and extremely bias. The decision he made was a truly irrational reason just because of Plessy’s skin
The case of Plessy vs. Ferguson started when a colored man named Homer Plessy was put in jail for refusing to move from the white car of the East Louisiana Railroad on June 7, 1892. Even though Plessy only one eighth black and seven eighth white, he was considered black by Louisiana law. Plessy didn't like the fact that he was considered black, he went to court to argued in the case of Homer Adolph Plessy vs. The State of Lousiana. The Separate Car Act, which forced segregation of train cars, violated the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution.
The 13th Amendment is the constitutional amendment that abolished slavery after the Civil War, which was passed by the Congress on January 31st, 1865. While the 14th Amendment was to officially make the former slaves citizens of the United States after the Civil War, which enforce the absolute equality of the two races.
In the case of Plessy vs. Ferguson, Justice Brown’s decision was unmerited, that is based on the social and cultural factors. Justice Brown’s decision was bias towards the white people at that time, and against Plessy based on some arguments. The first argument he made was that there are laws that distinguished between the white and colored races and that it is a legal distinction that must always exit between the white and colored races. Second, the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, did not conflict with the action taken upon Plessy. Third, it did not conflict with the 14th Amendment, which gives the citizenship to the blacks, upon the case of Plessy.
The decision was taken base on the above arguments. The arguments were favored to the white people against the colored races. The Amendments were formed so that everyone would have equal opportunities and would be equal as a whole. Justice Brown’s decision made on Plessy vs. Ferguson was unfair, absurd, and extremely bias. The decision he made was a truly irrational reason just because of Plessy’s skin