The Constitution sets out certain rules governing the conduct of the different states. Civil Disobedience is known as an active refusal to comply with certain laws, demands, and commands of the government power. Some cases are less severe than others, but all of them mattered. Prudence Crandall’s case with the school in Canterbury, Connecticut and Fred Korematsu’s case which he defied a government order; both showed how the government shows discrimination. Civil disobedience has helped shaped the government system today.
Prudence Crandall is mostly known for her establishment of a school dedicated exclusively to the teaching of African American girls all over the Northeast. Shortly after opening up the school, the residents of Canterbury, …show more content…
Proceeding Pearl Harbor, more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were ordered into confinement camps by the United States government. The Japanese Americans were seen as a threat to the national security. One of the many Japanese Americans that went against the government was Fred Korematsu. In 1944, Korematsu was ruled against by the supreme court. The supreme court argued that the confinement was justified due to military necessity. Relocation and Internment: Civil Right Lessons from World War II, stated that, “In the mid-1980s these convictions were vacated via federal court orders for writ of error Coram Nobis, which helped spur passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.” The government realized that they were wrong. The government was so caught up in discriminating other races, they did not see that what they were doing was extremely wrong. In 1990, President Bush signed letters of apology and sent them to individuals. Korematsu’s case showed the justice system that discrimination is …show more content…
In 2013, there was a large civil disobedience case with Walmart and its workers. The demand of this civil disobedience case was to pay each full-time worker at least $25,000 a year. While researching this case, not once was race mentioned. The government did not discriminate amongst race. This case included all different type of races. My Beloved World, was a book written by Sonia Sotomayor, who was also known as the first Hispanic to be a part of the Supreme Court. Sotomayor stated that, “Good people can do bad things, make bad decisions. It doesn’t make them bad people.” Sotomayor is one hundred percent correct. People make stupid decisions regardless of race or gender. The prosecution however should be the same among all races and genders. Notorious RBG: The Life and Times Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a story written by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik, Ginsburg was trying to make the world a little better and a little freer. Ginsburg stated, “Present the court with the next logical step.” Ginsburg meant instead of discriminating against gender or race, be logical with the persecution in the court system. Do not be outrageous just because of the race. Our court system has gotten better, but if discrimination is erased completely it can become
Prudence Crandall is mostly known for her establishment of a school dedicated exclusively to the teaching of African American girls all over the Northeast. Shortly after opening up the school, the residents of Canterbury, …show more content…
Proceeding Pearl Harbor, more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were ordered into confinement camps by the United States government. The Japanese Americans were seen as a threat to the national security. One of the many Japanese Americans that went against the government was Fred Korematsu. In 1944, Korematsu was ruled against by the supreme court. The supreme court argued that the confinement was justified due to military necessity. Relocation and Internment: Civil Right Lessons from World War II, stated that, “In the mid-1980s these convictions were vacated via federal court orders for writ of error Coram Nobis, which helped spur passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.” The government realized that they were wrong. The government was so caught up in discriminating other races, they did not see that what they were doing was extremely wrong. In 1990, President Bush signed letters of apology and sent them to individuals. Korematsu’s case showed the justice system that discrimination is …show more content…
In 2013, there was a large civil disobedience case with Walmart and its workers. The demand of this civil disobedience case was to pay each full-time worker at least $25,000 a year. While researching this case, not once was race mentioned. The government did not discriminate amongst race. This case included all different type of races. My Beloved World, was a book written by Sonia Sotomayor, who was also known as the first Hispanic to be a part of the Supreme Court. Sotomayor stated that, “Good people can do bad things, make bad decisions. It doesn’t make them bad people.” Sotomayor is one hundred percent correct. People make stupid decisions regardless of race or gender. The prosecution however should be the same among all races and genders. Notorious RBG: The Life and Times Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a story written by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik, Ginsburg was trying to make the world a little better and a little freer. Ginsburg stated, “Present the court with the next logical step.” Ginsburg meant instead of discriminating against gender or race, be logical with the persecution in the court system. Do not be outrageous just because of the race. Our court system has gotten better, but if discrimination is erased completely it can become