Alex Ferguson

The law in place at the time of the Brown v. Board of Education court case was the law that was brought into play after the Plessy v. Ferguson case where it was said segregated public facilities were constitutional so long as black and white facilities were equal (McBride 1). Topeka 's racial segregation violated the Constitution 's Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. That that…

five “…cases from four states and the District of Columbia…that reached the Supreme Court in 1952” (Give Me Liberty! 953) that challenged the controversial “separate but equal” policy regarding segregated facilities that resulted from the Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896. In this case, the plaintiffs targeted the outstanding differences between schools for white children and those for black, who often “…attended classes in buildings with no running water or indoor toilets and were not provided…

The American Dream is dead some people may say. Some say the American dream needs to be reformed. Others have a glimmer of hope that it still is alive. Whether if it’s alive or dead there are factors that contribute to those beliefs to create numerous idea of the American Dream that the founding fathers had mapped out for our nation; the foundation of our reason why we built America. The American Dream is about freedom, the right to have the three unalienable rights: life, liberty and pursuit…

Within every average history class, there is a discussion on Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board due to the precedents they set and the history behind them. In short summary, Plessy v. Ferguson all started due to a black man, who often passed as white, sitting in the white section of a train. When he refused to get up, he was prosecuted and the precedent of “separate but equal” was set creating separate spaces for blacks and whites, that were meant to have “equal” amenities. After a hundred…

Racial injustice is sometimes considered a taboo subject in conversation, however, it has been around for years, especially in America, and does not seem to be going anywhere. Often, Americans do not fully grasp the concept of racism and racial injustice, its causes, effects and manifestations. In order to understand racial injustice for what it truly is, it is important to be able to define race, racism, justice and injustice. Without knowing the meanings of the aforementioned words, there…

There has been a lot of major court cases around the world.The major court case i think is the most important is Brown vs. Board of Education.This is the most important because it made the schools segregated between blacks and white in the schools.Earl Warren wrote the decision of the court case.Earl Warren agreed with the civil rights act.The court case happened because people thought white people had more power over the black people because they could go to school for a better education.The…

United States. Some progress has been made surrounding desegregating schools but more must be done to spread equality to African-Americans. In 1896 the Supreme Court ruled that “separate but equal facilities” is constitutional. This case, Plessy v. Ferguson, brought to the supreme court from Louisiana. It started in 1892 when Homer Plessy, a mixed race man, refused to sit in the Jim Crow car on a train. Louisiana had a law, established in 1890, that on railroads there had to be equal…

Louisiana’s law authorizing racial segregation on its trains an unconstitutional violation on the rights and entitlements and the equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment?” Homer Plessy was brought to Judge John H. Ferguson of the Criminal Court for New Orleans who…

the U.S. Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. The case starts with Homer Plessy’s decision to sit on the white only side on the railroads even though he is a person of color. Plessy ended up being arrested for his refusal of sitting on the seats for African Americans since it is a Louisiana law to use facilities designed for one’s race. To defend himself, Plessy argues that segregation of people is a violation of his freedom. Judge John Ferguson upheld the trial, and the court ruled…

“It is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue.” John Adams, who served as the second President of the United States and was a remarkable political philosopher, penned these words. Remarkably, John Adam’s words ring true today. However, morality is the issue and one point is sure: The United States Supreme Court should not arbitrate morality. In order to explain this position,…