Plessy Vs Ferguson To Kill A Mockingbird

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 1892, Homer Plessy, a 30 year old male shoemaker who was an eighth black, paid for a first class train ticket and took a seat in the “all whites” section of the train. Because he was an octoroon he was still placed under the Black Codes of Louisiana. He was asked to move to the blacks train car and he refused. ( In earlier times, it was okay for him to because he was mostly white, but because of the Louisiana law he was considered “colored”.) He was arrested for it, and he argued to the courts that the case violated the

Homer Plessy was one eights black and under the Louisiana Law he was classified as black, therefore, he would have to ride in the black’s only car, even though normally with his pale skin color he could have ridden the white’s car only without anyone noticing. On June 7th, 1892 Plessy did just that he bought a first class ticket and boarded a whites-only car.

Homer Plessy is 1/8 black and 7/8 Caucasian (white). On June 7, 1892, Homer Plessy bought a first

“Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.” Said Justice John Marshall Harlan in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. (“Oyez, Oyez, Oh Yay!”) In 1890 Louisiana surprisingly got the ability to pass a law called the Separate Car Act that said that all railroad companies that carried passengers must provide separate but equal services for both white and non-white passengers. (“Landmark Cases”) The penalty for sitting in a white-designated railroad car when you were not of that ethnicity was a fine of twenty-five dollars or twenty days in jail. (“Landmark Cases”) There was a doctrine passed that everything was “separate but equal.” This doctrine was false however because in almost all situations the

In 1892, Homer Plessy rode in a “white’s only” car on a train on the East Louisiana Railroad and would not move to the colored car. He was then arrested. Although he was seven-eighths white and could pass as such, Louisiana law still considered him to be “colored”. Louisiana, a few years previously, had created the Separate Cars Act, making it legal to separate whites and blacks in railroad cars. Plessy sat in the white section as defiance to such act through a civil rights organization.

To Kill A Mockingbird has very strong connections to the Plessy vs. Ferguson case. They aren’t directly connected, but because of the era, and what was going on at the same time, they’re tied together in a lot of ways. While both the and the Plessy vs. Ferguson case are both similar, they differ in many different ways.

Mr. Plessy to be exact was seven-eights Caucasian and one-eighth African American blood. The amount of African American in his blood was hardly discernable to say the least. He therefore felt he was entitled to every recognition, rights, privileges, and immunities secured to the citizens of the

To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel representing the case between Tom Robinson and the Ewells. Much like Oliver and Linda Brown, Tom had to go against the court of the white race. In the Brown V. Board of Education we explore the topic of segregation in schools. In Tom Robinson’s case a white family- the Ewells - accuses him of rapeing Mayella Ewell.

There was no clarification on what race would be considered white or what would be considered black. During this incident, “Homer Plessy, who was seven-eighths white and one-eighth African American, purchased a rail ticket for travel within Louisiana and took a seat in a car reserved for white passengers. (The state Supreme Court had ruled earlier that the law could not be applied to interstate travel.) After refusing to move to a car for African Americans, he was arrested and charged with violating the Separate Car Act.”(Duignan 2017). Judge Ferguson ruled that the separation was fair and did not violate the fourteenth amendment. The state Supreme Court also backed up this decision. The case was brought to the Supreme Court and "The law was challenged in the Supreme Court on grounds that it conflicted with the 13th and 14th Amendments. By a 7-1 vote, the Court said that a state law that “implies merely a legal distinction” between the two races did not conflict with the 13th Amendment forbidding involuntary servitude, nor did it tend to reestablish such a condition." (History.com Staff 2009). This decision set the key precedent of Separate but Equal in the United States. Racial segregation kept growing.

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.

The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, various forms of discrimination is shown, one of them is racism. The novel is written by a six year old girl by the name of Jean Louise 'Scout' Finch. The setting is in Maycomb, Alabama and it takes place during the Great Depression, (early 1930s). During this time, poverty and unemployment were widespread in the United States, and was was racism(one race believing they are superior) . In this novel, Scout and her family are harassed by friends and members in the community just because their white father, Atticus Finch is defending a black man in court, Tom Robinson.

The novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird” is based in the fictional small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s. When slavery and the Civil War were still present in the people’s way of living and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s are far from close. The novel focuses on the Finches: Scout, her brother Jem, and their father Atticus, and the trial of Tom Robinson and how it affected them and the town. Witnessing the injustice of Tom Robinson’s trial changed Scout Finch in many ways. Scout learns that there is more than one type of courage, she learns about race and its complexity, and she also changes how she views the people around her by putting herself

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960, is a fictitious novel that thoroughly depicts the racial prejudice of the black population, in America, during the 1930s. The novel is narrated by Scout Finch, who is recalling her experience for the reader. The novel focuses on Scout’s maturing into adulthood and understanding of the good and evil in the world in which she lives. Lee uses the grim reality of the world to contrast the innocence of the children in the beginning of the novel. This creates the ongoing conflict between morals and corruption that reoccurs throughout the course of the novel, specifically discrimination. Lee also creates complex characters that help construct an intriguing plot and makes the reader think

To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee is a Pulitzer Prize winning novel, that offers a view of life through a young girl’s eyes. The novel is focused on two main themes which are racism and discrimination.