There were two very important cases that took place decades ago. The first case was actually over a century ago. Well even though these cases might seem boring, they have a lot do with how people of different races weren’t allowed that close to one another, how it changed, and the process that we had to go through to change it. If it weren’t for these cases I wouldn’t be sitting next to a lot of my friends that I have today! These two cases are Plessy vs Ferguson, and Brown vs Board of Education. In the Plessy vs Ferguson case, a man named Plessy (who was one-eighth black) was arrested for sitting in the white designated area of a train even though he purchased a first class ticket. Plessy took this to court saying that, the Separate
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In the Brown vs Board of Education case, the Brown family believed that segregated schools was a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Brown family lived in Topeka, Kansas. This case took place in the 1950s, so it was a long time after the Plessy vs Ferguson case. The case began when the Brown family realized that there was a closer and safer option for the sisters to attend to school. Unfortunately, the alternative school was an all white school and the girls were black. So the family took their case to court. The court agreed that separate but equal schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment, even though they didn’t do so in the Plessy vs Ferguson case. According to www.streetlaw.org, “The Court found the practice of segregation unconstitutional and refused to apply its decision in Plessy v. Ferguson to “the field of public education.” ” Unlike the Plessy vs Ferguson case, in this case the majority decision was that separated but equal was unconstitutional. The case was unanimous (9-0) so none of the justices disagreed in this case. However, this only applied to schools and not in any other particular …show more content…
For example, in both cases the vote was not close at all. In the Plessy vs Ferguson case it was (7-1), and in the Brown vs Board of Education it was (9-0). But the difference here is that in the first case they decided it was constitutional for separate but equal way of living. But as we know, in the second case all the justices agreed that in was unconstitutional for that type of behavior in schools. In both cases it was people of color who had the issue, (this is clear because of the time period this happened in) and weren’t physically harmed by it but was served unfair treatment. The cases were about 60 years apart but had the same problem going on. According to www.streetlaw.org, “... the separation of the two races in railroad passenger coaches, and makes it a crime for a citizen of either race to enter a coach that has been assigned to citizens of the other race.” This was directed to the Plessy vs Ferguson case. In the Brown vs Board of Education case, this was similar to what the law said; that children of two different races weren’t to go to the same school. In conclusion, both cases were very similar. They were cases that determined a very important subject that would change our country. I feel that the Plessy vs Ferguson case should’ve been unconstitutional, but I’m glad that the Brown vs Board of Education case was voted unconstitutional. Today, people of all races can sit in the same
In the Brown vs Board of Education case, the Brown family believed that segregated schools was a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Brown family lived in Topeka, Kansas. This case took place in the 1950s, so it was a long time after the Plessy vs Ferguson case. The case began when the Brown family realized that there was a closer and safer option for the sisters to attend to school. Unfortunately, the alternative school was an all white school and the girls were black. So the family took their case to court. The court agreed that separate but equal schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment, even though they didn’t do so in the Plessy vs Ferguson case. According to www.streetlaw.org, “The Court found the practice of segregation unconstitutional and refused to apply its decision in Plessy v. Ferguson to “the field of public education.” ” Unlike the Plessy vs Ferguson case, in this case the majority decision was that separated but equal was unconstitutional. The case was unanimous (9-0) so none of the justices disagreed in this case. However, this only applied to schools and not in any other particular …show more content…
For example, in both cases the vote was not close at all. In the Plessy vs Ferguson case it was (7-1), and in the Brown vs Board of Education it was (9-0). But the difference here is that in the first case they decided it was constitutional for separate but equal way of living. But as we know, in the second case all the justices agreed that in was unconstitutional for that type of behavior in schools. In both cases it was people of color who had the issue, (this is clear because of the time period this happened in) and weren’t physically harmed by it but was served unfair treatment. The cases were about 60 years apart but had the same problem going on. According to www.streetlaw.org, “... the separation of the two races in railroad passenger coaches, and makes it a crime for a citizen of either race to enter a coach that has been assigned to citizens of the other race.” This was directed to the Plessy vs Ferguson case. In the Brown vs Board of Education case, this was similar to what the law said; that children of two different races weren’t to go to the same school. In conclusion, both cases were very similar. They were cases that determined a very important subject that would change our country. I feel that the Plessy vs Ferguson case should’ve been unconstitutional, but I’m glad that the Brown vs Board of Education case was voted unconstitutional. Today, people of all races can sit in the same