Plessy Vs. Ferguson Case Study

The Plessy V. Ferguson case started because Homer Plessy, an African-American refused to sit in a Jim Crow car. This act was breaking a Louisiana law. The main issue in this case was the statute requiring separate, but equal accommodations on railroad transportation consistent with that of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. The Plessy v. Ferguson case ruled that separate but equal accommodations on railroad cars conformed to the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection. This outcome was used for all public facilities including schools. However, a majority of school districts ignored the Plessey V. Ferguson case bringing about another case called Brown V. Board of Education. Brown V. Board …show more content…
We have to reflect and ponder if we are moving towards the absence of discrimination, absence of prejudice, and absence of value-power conflict. I think America has matured some when it comes to discrimination and prejudice. That being said we have a long way to go and I do not think we will ever achieve an absence of discrimination and prejudice. When I turn on the news I see stories of discrimination against race, religion, and gender everywhere. There is constantly debates on why a white police officer shot a black man. Debates discussing weather or not public schools should pray before starting the day. Cases still go on determining if a person’s gender was a motive to or to not promote an individual. The American Creed popularized in 1944 in The American Dilemma is a statement that defines American identity. It is made up of liberty, individualism, equality, laissez faire, and populism. The Creed gave us all something to have in common. It can be characterized in three different ways. Firstly, it remained remarkably stable over time. Secondly, it commanded the widespread agreement and support of the American people. Lastly, it’s origin in Protestantism, which came out of the …show more content…
According to Huntington “More Americans are in the labor force ad work longer hours, have shorter vacations, get less in unemployment, disability, and retirement benefits, and retire later, than people in comparable societies (Huntington, 30).” American’s take great pride in their work. We view work ethic as a key element of what it means to be an American. The aspect of “false dichotomy” as it is related to identity is that “nation” is missing from the list of words for identity. The nation we live in is part of our identity and have a strong influence on who each of us