the United States throughout history. Segregation imposes separation of persons and groups‚ keeping African-Americans and whites separate began with the end of slavery during the Civl war and essentially ended during the 1960s‚ Segregation had even affected genders and the Indian culture. The U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the cases of Brown V. Board of Education‚ Equal Protection and Plessy V. Ferguson have provided a resolution to the issue of segregation in the United States. Segregating people
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In 1986‚ the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case established that there could be separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites‚ giving support to Jim Crow laws. The Supreme Court did not begin to reverse Plessy until the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case 58 years later‚ which established that segregating blacks and whites was unconstitutional and that separate could never be equal. After the period of reconstruction following the Civil War‚ many states in the south and
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1954‚ overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine that had prevailed in American society for the first half of the twentieth century. Interactions and relationships between races had been dominated by racial segregation and intense racism. Up until the Brown v. Board of Education decision‚ the Supreme Court had always found seemingly roundabout ways of justifying the segregation that existed in the American system. The decision by the court to declare the “separate but equal” public school system
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particular case the question has to do with segregation. The question is: “Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race deprive the minority children of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the 14th Amendment?” The 14th Amendment basically says that all states will have equal protection to everyone within their jurisdiction. It provides due process under the law and equally provides all constitutional rights to all citizens of this country‚ regardless of race
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prejudice. However‚ these instances of discrimination were not taken lightly. Activists such as Rosa Parks sought to eliminate the legalized racism created by cases such as Plessy vs Ferguson‚ and sought justice for segregation‚ bodily protections‚ and equal protections under the law. Race played a major role in women’s so called “freedom” in society‚ and in their protections by the legal system. In Elizabeth Hale’s Making Whiteness‚ Hale discusses how white supremacy was created as a social movement
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case. The court profoundly argued out that during the drafting of the change of the law by Congress‚ they did not indicate any clause which would necessitate the combination of public schools (McBride‚ 2006). Therefore‚ the Supreme Court affirmed equal education opportunities as guaranteed in the amendment. More importantly‚ the court argued out that education is a public utility and thus discrimination of children in their quest for knowledge is a denial of their rights‚ and it contradicts the government
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better. The case Brown vs. Board of Education wasn’t just about the children and the education; it was about being equal in a society that says african and americans are treated equal‚ in fact they were definitely not. This case was the reason that blacks and whites no longer have separate restrooms‚ and water fountains‚ this was the case that truly destroyed the saying separate but equal. It started in Topeka‚ Kansas‚ a african american third-grader named Linda Brown had to walk one mile through a
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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.
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Vs. Ferguson where Plessy attempted to sit in an all-white railroad car. Plessy refused to sit in the all-black railroad car in which he was arrested for. He was arrested for violating the 1890 Louisiana law “Separate but equal” which means the whites and blacks are equal but they are separate. Justice John H. Ferguson found Plessy guilty on the grounds that the law was a reasonable exercise of the state’s police powers based upon custom‚ usage‚ and tradition in the state. Plessy filed a petition for
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protection that citizens were guaranteed under the 14th Amendment. Instead‚ they just stepped around the issue by saying that it was reasonable for the states to have such laws. Plessy Ferguson case ruled that facilities that were separate and equal were not unconstitutional‚ but equal. However‚ the Plessy v. Ferguson case helped African Americans to step in the right direction. At the time of the Plessy Ferguson case the rights of African Americans were being eliminated by laws such as Jim Crow Laws of
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