Civil Rights
“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” —Martin Luther King, Jr. Three supreme court cases changed a lot of things: Dred Scott v. Sanford, Plessy v. Ferguson, and Shelley v. Kramer. The world become equal and everyone had freedom becuase of these three cases. Three Supreme Court cases make it possible for equality and freedom: Dred v. Sanford, Plessy v. Ferguson, and Shelley v. Kramer. Nguyen, Vi-An, et al. Marilyn vos Savant. Parade, 2 July 2014. 20 Oct. 2015. . First, Dred Scott v. Sanford was a case where he sued for freedom on the grounds. In 1846 Dred Scott a slave and his wife, Harriet, sued for each other's freedom in a St. Louis city court. The odds were in their favor. They had lived with their owner, who was an army surgeon, at Fort Snelling, then in the free Territory of Wisconsin. The Supreme Court decided "The Scotts' freedom could be established on the grounds that they had been held in bondage for extended periods in a free territory and were then returned to a slave state." Dred Scott, a slave in Missouri sued for freedom. Dred Scott and his wife, Harriet were involved in this case. The judgement was that he got freedom. …show more content…
Ferguson was a case where the court considers that all restaurants, water fountains, bathrooms and more are equal for African Americans and whites. In Plessy v. Ferguson, the court considers that "all restaurants, hotels,hospitals,and other public places to serve African Americans in separate, but ostensibly equal, accommodations." "1896: in Plessy v. Ferguson, the court upheld a Louisiana law requiring restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and other public places to serve African Americans In separate, but ostensibly equal, accommodations." Plessy and Ferguson were involved in this case. The judgement was that everything is
“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” —Martin Luther King, Jr. Three supreme court cases changed a lot of things: Dred Scott v. Sanford, Plessy v. Ferguson, and Shelley v. Kramer. The world become equal and everyone had freedom becuase of these three cases. Three Supreme Court cases make it possible for equality and freedom: Dred v. Sanford, Plessy v. Ferguson, and Shelley v. Kramer. Nguyen, Vi-An, et al. Marilyn vos Savant. Parade, 2 July 2014. 20 Oct. 2015. . First, Dred Scott v. Sanford was a case where he sued for freedom on the grounds. In 1846 Dred Scott a slave and his wife, Harriet, sued for each other's freedom in a St. Louis city court. The odds were in their favor. They had lived with their owner, who was an army surgeon, at Fort Snelling, then in the free Territory of Wisconsin. The Supreme Court decided "The Scotts' freedom could be established on the grounds that they had been held in bondage for extended periods in a free territory and were then returned to a slave state." Dred Scott, a slave in Missouri sued for freedom. Dred Scott and his wife, Harriet were involved in this case. The judgement was that he got freedom. …show more content…
Ferguson was a case where the court considers that all restaurants, water fountains, bathrooms and more are equal for African Americans and whites. In Plessy v. Ferguson, the court considers that "all restaurants, hotels,hospitals,and other public places to serve African Americans in separate, but ostensibly equal, accommodations." "1896: in Plessy v. Ferguson, the court upheld a Louisiana law requiring restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and other public places to serve African Americans In separate, but ostensibly equal, accommodations." Plessy and Ferguson were involved in this case. The judgement was that everything is