In order to show how the “separate but equal” doctrine came to be, as a class we created a mock trial of the Plessy v. Ferguson case. The idea of separate but equal allowed states to segregate black and white people through public services and accommodations for over 60 years. Despite this idea of equality in the doctrine, many people took advantage of it, as it gave both black and white people an influence on whether they were inferior or superior. Through our mock trial, we were able to establish new ideas and come up with questions to consider beyond the case. Besides that, I think we were capable of formulating arguments that applied to our sides. However, we were lacking in the ability to answer the questions from supreme court justices
In this book, Barber and Zelter use a lot of different sources whether it be biblical or historical. There are uses of bible verses are there to ground their arguments on a religious basis and historical references such as Martin Luther King or the court case Plessy v. Ferguson to give us historical context. Their sources also consist of the North Carolina Constitution and Declaration of Right, to show the hypocrisy of the political officials that govern. He uses all these sources to explain where the power really lies, and this is the power of the people. They use secondary source with news are article of the event in North Carolina in the early 2000s and primary source with speeches from MLK and Supreme Court cases. Barber offers sound evidence
To combat possible attacks from within, a Presidential Executive Order was established with the support of Congress. This Order called for the immediate segregation of all people of Japanese ancestry into camps. Fred Korematsu, a Japanese man whose parents emigrated here from Japan, decided to remain in San Leandro, California, and thus was convicted of violating the exclusion order. His case made it to the Supreme Court after Korematsu’s defense questioned the constitutionality of the
When this case was taken to state level, it sadly lost the case. They referred to the Plessy vs. Ferguson case. That case had allowed had allowed the separation between black and white. The Plessy Vs. Ferguson case stated that the separation was not violating any law or amendment. The state was allowing the separation because they said “It will better preparing the children for when they get later treated like this when there grown up." During this time, African American weren't allowed to eat in the same restaurants, drink from the same water fountains, or even ride in the same car train as white people. After losing the state case, Oliver and the NAACP didn't stop there. They took it to the next level. Oliver Brown and the NAACP took the
In 1890, the Separate Car Act was enacted in the state of Louisiana requiring whites and non-white Americans to travel in separate railway cars. As a result, a passenger, Homer Adolph Plessy took a seat in a “whites only” car in one of the Louisiana trains and refused to move to the “blacks only” car and was subsequently arrested despite being only a eighth black.
7 out of 8 judges in the Plessy vs. Ferguson case said that segregation was constitutional. The Supreme Court Case between Homer Adolf Plessy and John Howard Ferguson. The object of the case was to try to decide whether or not segregation was constitutional. Mr. Plessy was 30 years old when the case started. He was the prosecutor in the case. The case was originally called “Plessy v. The State of Louisiana”. Homer Adolf Plessy was a determined man who worked hard at abolishing segregation base on your race and would do anything, including getting arrested, to get the message out that segregation was a bad thing, and it needed to come to an end.
Plessy vs. Ferguson Results Plessy vs. Ferguson was a famous trial that enforced separate, but equal laws among all races. The trial granted colored citizens’ rights, such as public or semi-public access to all facilities that white citizens could access. However, this trial did not fix all of the social issues at the time. Segregation spread and became more violent than ever because of black citizens’ newly found rights. This inspired many civil rights movements in the future, for blacks to stand up for their own rights.
From 1861-1865, the Civil war raged throughout the states, so when it ended the Fourteenth Amendment made provisions for the newly freed slaves with the intention of equality. The Civil Rights act of 1875 stated all races were entitled to equal treatment in public accommodation, so as an act of civil disobedience, Homer Pleassy, a shoemaker, entered a train car for white citizens, sat down, and identified himself as a black man.
According to Thomas Jefferson in a document titled Notes on the State of Virginia, 1787 "it appears to me, that in memory they are equal to the whites; in reason much inferior, as I think one could scarcely be found capable of tracing and comprehending the investigations of Euclid" (Document B). It is not only important that the Constitution of the U.S upholds the amendments that give us our inalienable rights, but it is just as important that the government doesn't try to separate people based in skin color. In the 1800's the U.S. government didn't pay attention to how Separate but Equal laws were a violating two constitution amendments. Plessy challenged the government at that time by boarding the white train car even though he was 1/8th black. Plessy took this arrest to the court to get it overturned and said that Louisiana had violated the 14th
In 1896, a court ruling “Plessy vs Ferguson” this court was never equal. According to the text, when black people where in bus, store restaurants, and in schools it was never equal. Also the war end in 1965 when the civil war happened.
Laws are enforced to provide our society with safety, boundaries, protection of rights, and overall justice. The United States Constitution and Bill of Rights were established years ago to reduce the tensions and conflicts of our newly founded nation. It sought out to accomplish this by providing justice through an equal voice for all citizens. However, this equal voice for justice more often times than not is squandered and diminished. Things such as race, religion, and culture often times blur the lines of the law and fair outcomes in a court. Individuals feel that their beliefs are more important than the protection of rights and the deliverance of law or the law itself cannot go outside of its limitations to provide justice. This is apparent in the court cases of Marbury v Madison, Plessy v Ferguson, and the book To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee. These cases clearly exemplify that the law does not always provide justice, although it endeavors to do so.
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The struggle for equality has existed throughout history. The color of a person’s skin seems to depict everything about them. Not only was this an issue in earlier times, but the present as well. The battle to overcome inequity was made significantly more troublesome in the Plessy v. Ferguson case of 1896.
Maybe I feel that way because of the case I chose due to the time period and the way the law was imposed differently in the time period for blacks. It didn’t really showcase the operation of the court system when they had rushed trials that at one point lasted only 3 days. This didn’t give me the full body of work of the court system due to the prejudice that not only tainted, but in my mind impeded justice from fully being served. And lastly, even if it was more to the operation of the supreme court you wouldn’t even know where to start since in this instance laws and trials weren’t as thorough in the defense of black people. You wouldn’t even be able to get a full feel of the court systems operation due to the fact most trials wouldn’t get to the point where certain operations or parts of the court system would need to come into play due to the nature of the rushed
Racism has been a part of our country since the early ages. Historically, racism and equality have been central issues that have divided our country. Many actions from the past such as the decision in the Plessy versus Ferguson case, and present day actions like The Mississippi school system case have been the ongoing battle in today 's society. The struggle to achieve equality was made even more difficult by the legislation that is now considered racist in the Plessy versus Ferguson case.
I like the way you summary and analyze these cases. I discover that it usually depends on the judge to decide whether to give the Indians the corresponding right. I am surprised about the Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896, in which the judge supported the racial segregation, and that is to say, he believed the white was superior to the black. The whole society was full of a sense of unfairness and oppression. I agree with what you said about Winters v. United States, 1908. This case clarified the rights of the Indians, especially the water right. This is important because water is significant for their survival and life.