Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

many foreign and colored people around the United States in the 1960s. His impeccable leadership and bravery led him to become the very first black player in the NBA. He encountered discrimination and explored countless new ideas in achieving equality in American basketball. While many African Americans encountered discrimination, Earl Lloyd explored new ideas in social equality by starting integration in the NBA. Earl Lloyd 's…

of non-minority groups by laying off more privileged members first. The Supreme Court Argued against this act, stated that everyone should be fired not due to their status as minorities or non-minorities. In the case of United States v. Paradise, the Supreme Court asked the State of Alabama Department of Public Safety to change their policies of hiring blacks. Before the Supreme Court asked them to do this, black people were discriminated in the hiring aspect. This occurred February 25th,…

was just not the adults who struggled, the Chicano youth took a part too. For instance, the youth were struggling with identity, equal education, and just plain discrimination. Chicano youth struggle with identity because when they are in the United States they are pressured into giving in into the dominant culture, but they still hold on to what is their Mexican culture. Also, they learn English, learn the “white” history, and when they go to Mexico, they are not treated well because they have…

refused to move from the “white” section of a train. He was arrested and jailed overnight. He sued the State of Louisiana for denying his rights under the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments. Judge Ferguson found that states had the right to regulate railroads that operated within their boundaries. Plessy’s lawyers continued to appeal, ultimately being heard by the Supreme Court of the United States of America. In 1896, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling known as Plessy v. Ferguson…

For many years now, America has witnessed the countless occurrences of racially profiling individuals as well as demonstrating excessive use of force, often called police brutality. Racial profiling is defined as an act of discrimination implemented by a stereotype. It is an action that many police officers practice in order to justify their actions towards a person. Police brutality is the use of extensive force when it does not need to be used in a manner that either threatens or physically…

kingdoms. Although they had a court with whom they consort on occasion, the king held the ultimate power and little could be done or said to question his authority. Most nations that were formerly ruled by kings, however, now have some sort of constitution in place that prescribes a more democratic approach to government. The role of royals, in such cases, is now more to serve as the face of their kingdoms. The royalty maintains formal titles and acts as heads of their nation but have little, if…

__________, racial issues are a reoccurring problem which divide the United States. When white people began buying and importing African Americans as slaves, a stark division was created between the two races. Racial issues have divided the nation and citizens of the United States more than any other issue, occurring multiple times throughout history and still being seen today. Slavery was regarded as an important component of the United States’ economy and a larger contributor to the…

of race, class, gender and religion. However, for many of them, freedom is not only the rights to act or think without any restraint, but also a symbol of equality as everyone else. The idea of freedom is one main component in the formation of United States of America and how people value the dynamics of freedom also varies with the progress of society. Since the end of the Civil War, people started to change their perspectives towards liberty of African Americans. Their role is like the mirror…

counterfeiting. In 1767 the Italian jurist Cesare Beccaria, published On Crimes and Punishment. Beccaria's exposition on abolishing capital punishment was influential and had a strong impact on others. He believed that there was no justification for the state to take a life. "He said that the death penalty was "a war of a whole nation against a citizen, whose destruction they consider as necessary, or useful to the general good" (Reggio, n.d.). Soon after Beccaria’s theory became publicized,…

Segregation in Kansas City Through Schooling Could you imagine not being able to go to school somewhere for having naturally blonde hair? That would be ridiculous, right, you have no control over what color hair you were born with. Well not so long ago people weren’t allowed in certain places just because of their natural skin color, something they have no control over. African American children weren’t allowed to attend many schools during the 1950’s and 1960’s simply because of their dark…