Thurgood Marshall

Jim Crow Laws were designed to isolate African Americans and place them in an inferior position compared to white people. The Jim Crow Laws and customs stated that it was constitutional to give blacks separate but equal treatment. The problem was the equal part was seldom identical to the white’s privileges and advantages. The Jim Crow Laws stated that African Americans were to sit in the back of the bus, they had to ride in colored only train cars and they could not eat in the same restaurants…

The Long Road to Brown The battle for civil rights in the United States has been going on for decades and continues today. Landmark supreme court cases have granted people many rights that were formerly denied to them. These cases address varied topics, including: the right of black students to attend the same schools as white students (Brown v Board); the right of the accused to have attorneys appointed to them if they cannot afford one (Gideon v Wainright); the right of the accused to be…

"Perhaps no other case decided by the Court in the 20th century has had so profound an effect on the social fabric of America." That quote is from "Real History". In the early 50's until the late 60's there were changes in society,education,and in voting. First there was four young African American men who planned and completed the first sit-in in Greensboro. There names were Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain, and Joseph McNeil. They didn't want to start a massive protest.…

segregated. The court decision that changed it all. In 1954 Oliver brown was upset because his daughter Linda Brown was not allowed into an all white school in Topeka, Kansas because the color of her skin which ended up in the supreme court. Thurgood Marshall was the Brown family’s representative and Chief Justus Earl Warren was the judge. On May 17 1954 a decision was made that it was unconstitutional for public schools to be racially segregated. This decision allowed Linda Brown to attend the…

"People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for." One might wonder why is that so accurate? As humans we can all say we have our own opinions and point of views. We were all raised in different ways. The way one may be brought up may effect their views for the rest of their lives or just until they developed their own way to think on their own. In To Kill A Mocking Bird, and in Gladwell's argument the way each individual sees things is beyond important. While viewing…

What are the Jim Crow Laws? Jim Crow Laws were put in place to enforce segregation between blacks and whites. Life was hard for African Americans, and the domino effect started with a minstrel show. This law that originated from a television character soon made its way into the law. Making life difficult, in this case, the laws affected the African American community severely. The saying, ‘Separate but Equal’ was absolutely false in this situation as well, because the Jim Crow Laws were strict…

The Professional File collection is about Clark’s public career. The General Correspondence and Subject files contained in the Professional File series documented the first half of Clark's career from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s. In 1942 he was appointed an instructor of psychology at City College, City University of New York, and the first full-time black faculty member of that institution. He continued at City College, City University of New York until his retirement in 1975. Files for…

rights of elementary students against segregation on the basis of color. The movie tries to cover the principle of social theme: 2racism and civil rights. All the characters of the movie give justice to their role, but the most important is Thurgood Marshall, who has lead with a very passionate and strong character. Equal rights being separate is very unrealistic and insignificant. The law of equal rights for the citizens is mandatory, but at the same time dividing the people by the color of…

Briggs v. R.W Elliott - South Carolina: In 1951, in Clarendon County, South Carolina, twenty courageous African-American parents filed a lawsuit against school officials, for their own children received unequal education services compared to the all-white schools. In South Carolina, young African-American children had to walk far distances to attend schools. Some students even had to walk an eight-mile distance to school. They were not allowed to travel on school-provided transportation such as…

Why I want to become a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Incorporated Hello brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Inc. I am Justin Davis, a student at Miles College and a native from Birmingham, Al. From the beginning of my college tenure I didn't know nothing about Alpha until I enrolled in college. I was interested since freshmen year for the simple fact the men of Alpha Phi Alpha carried themselves differently from any other greek organizations. Also they were one of the only…