Plessy vs. Ferguson and Brown vs. Board of Education Through the entire course of US history, discrimination has been heavily prevalent. However, there are two cases in which discrimination can clearly be seen changing. Plessy vs Ferguson and Brown vs Board of Education helped determine the fate and treatment of black people in America. The first of these cases happened in 1896, when a 1/8th black man named Homer Plessy defied the Louisiana Separate Car Act statute and sat in a white railroad car. He was subsequently arrested, and then brought a lawsuit up against the railroad cars owner. The second of these cases happened in 1954, when five cases combined into one and under one name was brought before the Supreme
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The Brown party said that the segregation of public schools was wrong, and deprived black and mixed children of educational opportunities. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on the issue, with Justice Earl Warren writing the majority, and only, opinion of the court. He wrote "We come then to the question presented: Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other "tangible" factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities? We believe that it does.". The court ruled that although the facilities of the schools may be equal, the inherently inferior way that the segregated school system made the colored children feel deprived them of education and educational opportunities, therefor it wasn't truly "separate but equal" and was in fact unconstitutional. A year later, the Supreme Court addressed ways of implementation of their previous Brown vs Board of Education ruling. They decided to charge local governments to begin the process of desegregating the public schools in their areas, and federal courts to oversee and determine whether the local governments were actually working on desegregation. Brown won their Supreme Court case, which not only ruled segregation unconstitutional, it also forced the US into …show more content…
Brown vs Board of Education is the case that overturned the doctrine of "separate but equal" that the Plessy vs Ferguson ruling made precedent. In Plessy vs Ferguson, the 14th amendment was viewed in such a way that segregation was not considered unequal. Brown vs Board of Education changed that by making it clear that there was no way to make segregation equal as it made one side look and feel inferior. "To separate them from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone."Justice Earl Warren, in the Brown vs board majority opinion court ruling. “Separate but equal” was ruled unconstitutional and stopped being precedent, and a year later, the court started implementing
The Brown party said that the segregation of public schools was wrong, and deprived black and mixed children of educational opportunities. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on the issue, with Justice Earl Warren writing the majority, and only, opinion of the court. He wrote "We come then to the question presented: Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other "tangible" factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities? We believe that it does.". The court ruled that although the facilities of the schools may be equal, the inherently inferior way that the segregated school system made the colored children feel deprived them of education and educational opportunities, therefor it wasn't truly "separate but equal" and was in fact unconstitutional. A year later, the Supreme Court addressed ways of implementation of their previous Brown vs Board of Education ruling. They decided to charge local governments to begin the process of desegregating the public schools in their areas, and federal courts to oversee and determine whether the local governments were actually working on desegregation. Brown won their Supreme Court case, which not only ruled segregation unconstitutional, it also forced the US into …show more content…
Brown vs Board of Education is the case that overturned the doctrine of "separate but equal" that the Plessy vs Ferguson ruling made precedent. In Plessy vs Ferguson, the 14th amendment was viewed in such a way that segregation was not considered unequal. Brown vs Board of Education changed that by making it clear that there was no way to make segregation equal as it made one side look and feel inferior. "To separate them from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone."Justice Earl Warren, in the Brown vs board majority opinion court ruling. “Separate but equal” was ruled unconstitutional and stopped being precedent, and a year later, the court started implementing