Overview of Plessy vs. Ferguson Case
The Plessy vs. Ferguson case was centered around religion and moral acts against segregation. This was handled in the Supreme Court in 1896. This case was ruled under the “seperate but equal” doctrine of racial segregation. In 1892, an African American train passenger named Homer Plessy, refused to sit in the railcar for black people. Plessy was ⅛ African American. Because Plessy’s argument rejected his constitutional rights being breached, a law was ruled by the supreme court that “implied merely a legal distinction” between black and white people is not unconstitutional.
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The Amendments Relation
The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment to the constitution were all promising to the Southern black Americans. The 13th amendment abolished and made slavery illegal. The 14th amendment states that the rights of citizens can not be taken away without due process of law. The 15th amendment gave all men of all races the right to vote. Women still did not have this right. They saw it as a promise to equality. This subsided for the South black Americans extremely fast. This was a huge disadvantage for them as the white supremacy spread itself across the south. In 1883, the “separate but equal” 1875 law stating the 14th amendment said that the rights of citizens can not be taken away without due process of law, was taken away from them. During this time, when black people had their rights taken away, the white people felt it benefited them.
Jim Crow Laws Impact
In 1896, the Jim Crow law state-imposed laws were upheld. This law became a legal foundation on racial segregation and took control of the world. This took place for the next 50 years. Schools, theaters, restaurants, and all public places were segregated. Black people’s rights to vote were taken away. They could not serve for jury pools or run in any form of election anymore. The rights they had been promised were stripped away from them. How would you feel as an American if this happened to you and the people you love and care about? Having no say in what is going on in the world you live in sounds like an absolute living nightmare.
Conclusion
At the end of the case, the court ruled this case in favor of Ferguson, even though Plessy’s amendment rights were breached. The Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana state law gives permission and allows the "equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races” (Archives Gov). Not only did this case impact millions of individuals, it made a huge impact and change on the world as we can see. Overall, Plessy vs. Ferguson established mandating separate but equal public arrangements for African American people and white people to end racial segregation.
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