2 Great Cases, 1 Great Movemen
Segregation, in the dictionary, is defined as the act or process of being separated from others of the same kind (Webster 1058). In United States history, the segregation of blacks and whites has been a major issue. The Supreme Court records are filled with many cases dealing with issues of race, discrimination, and segregation. Two of these cases stand out among the rest. Their controversy was common but their rulings were great steps in the fight to end one of the United States' greatest internal problems. In the year 1892 Plessy, a Louisiana citizen, was ordered to exit the white section of the train he was boarding. Plessy was seven eight's Caucasian and one eighth African. He was arrested and convicted of violating a Louisiana State statue. This statute from July 10, 1890 required separate accommodations for whites and colored people within the railway system (Bartholomew 258). Plessy appealed his case to the Supreme Court. The entire case revolved around the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments and the "equal but separate" issue. In the year 1896, a 7-1 decision was handed down by Mr.Justice Brown stating that separate but equal and segregation of railways for blacks and whites was constitutional (Zirkel 76-77)
Education. 1960. Pages 7, 11, 40.
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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