Essays on Plessy Vs Ferguson

‘All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.’ The 14th Amendment and the citizenship clause was created to protect people in the USA citizenship rights...

Racial segregation is a topic thats plauged history for many years and caused choas in multiple communities. Ranging from restaurants, bathrooms, and water fountains are a few of the places that had limits based on the color of someone’s skin. Court cases were brought to...

The judicial branch of the United States is a system of courts that interprets the law. Usually these laws can be found in the Constitution. However, some of these laws are made up by the legislative branch. This branch works with all the other branches...

The Civil War marked the ending of Black slavery in the United States. Reconstruction began after the Civil War attempting to restore the United States and to become a full running country once more. Its main goals were to rebuild society that was damaged throughout...

How well do people understand the phrase ‘separate but equal’? How can two people be equal when they are racially divided wherever they go? When the United States Supreme Court determined the case of Plessy vs Ferguson in 1896, it was clear that this was...

For Hundreds of years race has been used as a tool to determine a persons worth to society. Race was originally used as a biological explanation for something that we now know is a very social issue. While racism has improved over the years it...