Should the interpretation of law be strict or loose? Law can be understood differently by a different variety of people who apply if different whether it’s strictly‚ loosely and everything in between. I believe that the interpretation of law shouldn’t be really strict‚ but shouldn’t be very loose at the same time. I believe that the interpretation of law should be in the middle of strict and loose. If the interpretation of law is loose‚ then people will just go around it and find their way out
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segregation and racism. To emphasize‚ some disagreements had to be settled by the Supreme Court‚ and the ruling made still have a lasting effect today. The Supreme Court has made many ruling effecting civil rights: Plessy vs. Ferguson‚ Brown vs. Board of Education‚ and Loving vs. Virginia. In Plessy vs. Ferguson‚ the Court’s judgment was to uphold a Louisiana law regarding businesses serving African Americans separately. To clarify‚ this ruling states that it was ok for the segregation to happen
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owner of its decisions‚ action‚ and consequences. Charlene Hunter-Gault was like a free bird because she was free to choose to go to a good university‚ to get a career she had envisioned for for as long as she could remember. In 1954 the Brown V. Board of Education decided that separating students depending on the race was unconstitutional‚ so from that year on students from all races
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segregation was widely accepted all over America. In most Southern states the law allowed it. In 1952‚ the Supreme Court heard a number of school-segregation cases‚ including Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka‚ Kansas. This case decided unanimously in 1954 that segregation was unconstitutional‚ overthrowing the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling that had set the "separate but equal" precedent. In August 1955 a case that drew the most national publicity was the murder of 14 year old Emmett Till‚
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debt was owed to these men‚ and so slowly he attempted civil change. And slowly starting off in 1947 with public facilities the first long step was started to bring about civil rights. The conditions which changed during these ten years affected‚ Education‚ public facilities‚ transport‚ employment and voting. Conclusion In all very few improvements were made for Black Americans‚ however the first step with the publishing of the 1947 “To Secure These Rights” report showed that the federal government
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“Hayes was never a solitary‚ a boy of moods‚” wrote biographer H.J. Eckenrode. “He had no seasons of exaltation followed by depression… All his life he liked society and shone in it in a modest way – not sparkling‚ not brilliant‚ but pleasing‚ satisfying. He had a gift of friendship and most of those he loved in youth he loved in age.” As a young man‚ however‚ Hayes went through a period of great inner tension‚ which he himself attributed to a fear that he would one day lose his mind‚ as some relatives
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Plessy v. Ferguson Starting on April 13‚ a case of equality of faculties based on the terms of condition subjected by the constitution in the idea that he like every other white American Homer Adolph Plessy has his rights‚ privileges and immunity secured under these pretenses of the constitution. Plessy being a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state of Louisiana had mixed family background with only a small portion of African American decent although this was not discernible in
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Tamay Robinson Mr. G 12/6/16 U.S History Racial Equality African Americans have a history of struggles because of racism and prejudices. Ever since the end of the Civil War‚ they struggled to benefit from their full rights that the Constitution promised. The fourteenth Amendment‚ which defined national citizenship‚ was passed in 1866. Even though African Americans were promised citizenship‚ they were still treated as if they weren’t equal. The South had an extremely difficult time accepting
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During the colonial period early American settlers came up with the idea to bring African natives overseas to America and use them as slaves. The white man was higher up than the black man in society at the time because of the color of his skin. Americans consider this the biggest blight on our history. The shame of this period in our history still continues today for many whites‚ but many blacks still feel angry and oppressed. With the election of our first black president‚ we are really showing
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created in the classroom that can have social and academic effects on individuals. Research shows that an oppressive classroom environment impairs learning and academic performance for students oppressed with identities (Pitman‚ 2010). Sexism in education occurs at an early age. While children of both sexes typically play together‚ as they get older they spend less and less time playing with children of the opposite sex. When students are lined up according to gender‚ teachers are stating that boys
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