Separate but Equal Essay
Brooke Lucas
Professor Ramirez
History 147
30 October 2013
Essay Question 1) How was the policy of “separate but equal” established and what exactly did it mean? Provide specific examples of how “separate but equal” was applied in the United States.
How it started:
Plessy vs. Ferguson case.
Plessy: 7/8ths white 1/8th black boarded an all white train car. The conductor asked of his race, so he told him. He sent him to the all colored railcar. Plessy refused and he was immediately arrested.
Essay Question 2) The 1920s was a transformative time period. With this in mind pretend you are a historical guide and have to write a history of the 1920s. Yes, this means you have to write, as a part of the requirements for this test, an exciting history of the 1920s. Hint: Every theme, person, or event that you discuss needs to include why it was significant. The Roaring 20’s thrived on jazz music. It was always playing at local saloons until the prohibition law came into effect. After that occasion, they began to play at underground speakeasies for friends, family, and other town folk. At the time, it was felt that alcohol was a problem. In an effort to reduce violence and crime, the prohibition law was enacted. It was a national ban on the sale, production and transportation of alcohol. This meant that all saloons were shut down, you couldn’t buy alcohol anywhere and there was no legal movement of it from the distributors. People were outraged because they couldn’t get their alcohol. They created underground, or in-home, speakeasies. A speakeasy was a place of laid back comfort with illegal alcohol that townspeople could come to. Along with the prohibition act, there were many gangsters involved with the illegal sale, production and distribution of alcohol. Al Capone was the boss man of the largest gang in the Northeast. He controlled a large portion of speakeasies, gambling and prostitution. He began running one of the largest crime organizations in
Professor Ramirez
History 147
30 October 2013
Essay Question 1) How was the policy of “separate but equal” established and what exactly did it mean? Provide specific examples of how “separate but equal” was applied in the United States.
How it started:
Plessy vs. Ferguson case.
Plessy: 7/8ths white 1/8th black boarded an all white train car. The conductor asked of his race, so he told him. He sent him to the all colored railcar. Plessy refused and he was immediately arrested.
Essay Question 2) The 1920s was a transformative time period. With this in mind pretend you are a historical guide and have to write a history of the 1920s. Yes, this means you have to write, as a part of the requirements for this test, an exciting history of the 1920s. Hint: Every theme, person, or event that you discuss needs to include why it was significant. The Roaring 20’s thrived on jazz music. It was always playing at local saloons until the prohibition law came into effect. After that occasion, they began to play at underground speakeasies for friends, family, and other town folk. At the time, it was felt that alcohol was a problem. In an effort to reduce violence and crime, the prohibition law was enacted. It was a national ban on the sale, production and transportation of alcohol. This meant that all saloons were shut down, you couldn’t buy alcohol anywhere and there was no legal movement of it from the distributors. People were outraged because they couldn’t get their alcohol. They created underground, or in-home, speakeasies. A speakeasy was a place of laid back comfort with illegal alcohol that townspeople could come to. Along with the prohibition act, there were many gangsters involved with the illegal sale, production and distribution of alcohol. Al Capone was the boss man of the largest gang in the Northeast. He controlled a large portion of speakeasies, gambling and prostitution. He began running one of the largest crime organizations in