Compare and Contrast Plessy V. Ferguson and Brown V. Board of Education

Picture this: a world with no color. Would racism still exist? Or would people be discriminated based on other things such as height, weight, or the sound of their voice? We may never know the answer to these questions. Racism is still alive in the United States, but it is not as severe and oppressive as it was during the era of the Jim Crow laws. The 13th amendment freed the slaves in the United States, however, not many white Americans agreed with this. The 13th amendment did not shield the African Americans from oppression, “The segregation and disenfranchisement laws known as ‘Jim Crow’

Everyone has the right to be equal with one another, right? Well not In the two cases, "Plessy V. Ferguson" and "Brown v. Board of Education", they show that we are not equal, but how we can fix these issues. These cases show that we are getting closer to complete equality.

These cases all involve discrimination, disrespect, and judgment: Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, and Loving v. Virginia. We all are different in different ways and we all don't look alike but that shouldn't change how we see each other as people . Being colored or being white doesn't mean anything it's just the skin that God gave you. It doesn't tell you who you are or who you have to be. It's up to you how you act and treat others. “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” —Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. one of the worlds biggest most known activist helped change our ways from what they were to what they are right now. He helped show that it's ok to be different and in the end all come together as one.

In an American case, Brown v. Board of Education(1954) and Plessy v. Ferguson(1896), judicial activism has been seen. In both cases, the main issue was race-based segregation. In Plessy v. Ferguson, racial segregation in public facilities was considered to be equal by the Supreme Court of America, whereas in a similar case called Brown v. Board of Education racial segregation of public schooling's was considered to be unequal. In Plessy v. Ferguson the Supreme Court ruled “ separate is equal” because blacks can be treated differently than whites but at the same time be treated equal because of the era that people were living in. The era differentiated the two separate rulings because the judges in Plessy’s case concluded that if they gave blacks the same rights as whites then it would create more problems between the two races, and that it is better for the society because if the Courts struck down the law the most of the white citizens would go against the governments and create more conflicts. Since times have changed and so has the society, the judges could not use the same precedent in the Brown’s case. Hence that, in Plessy v. Ferguson’s case the court ruled separate is equal and in Brown v. School Board of Education ruled separate is not equal because of society's differences. Therefore, the American Supreme Court judges used their own

In the latter half of the 1960's, America has already been swept by an unparalleled wave of activism. From the Civil Rights Movement to the Free Speech Movement, Americans from across the country began tuned into the nation's political pulse. It was from these earlier movements that the Counterculture and the Antiwar Movements proceeded. Sometimes viewed as tearing the unity of America, these movements actually protested and combated the rigidity of American society as well as the ever-increasing encroachment of the United States government (in their lives and the world). Their actions lead to increased social awareness of the nation's state of affairs and the importance of self determination.

Those movements started years after the Cold War start, and during the 1950 and 1970, mainly in the Sixties groups like Hippies and the anti-war movement stated to became popular and increase the number of follower, once that the United State's policy was criticized by those who participated in those groups during manifests and public events with a large participation of the media. One example of this was the

Blood Brothers Historical Context Willy Russell He was born in 1947 to a working-class family. After being a hairdresser, and then a teacher, he started to write songs and plays. He loved popular music, like the Beatles, which is shown in ‘Blood Brothers’.

During the mid 20th century, there were many movements and civil rights activists that came along with them. Movements ranged from black civil rights, to women’s voting rights and gay equality. Americans began to challenge societal norms around this time by challenging traditions surrounding sex and marriage and many. This led to the term “New America”, which was condemned by the government as immoral and anarchistic. During this time of counterculture, the Vietnam War was also a crisis that had to be addressed.

Throughout American history, the countercultures have greatly influenced the societies of their respective eras. The Quakers, the Harlem Renaissance participants, and the Hippies have had an immense impact on American culture. This impact is especially apparent in the political actions and art一audio and visual一of the countercultures’ respective times.

The Hippie Movement changed the politics and the culture in America in the 1960s. When the nineteen fifties turned into the nineteen sixties, not much had changed, people were still extremely patriotic, the society of America seemed to work together, and the youth of America did not have much to worry about, except for how fast their car went or what kind of outfit they should wear to the Prom. After 1963, things started to slowly change in how America viewed its politics, culture, and social beliefs, and the group that was in charge of this change seemed to be the youth of America. The Civil Rights Movement, President Kennedy's death, new music, the birth control pill, the growing illegal drug market, and the

Following the post-war period in America, the youth of the baby-boom generations began to exercise a growing influence onto the political process and culture of the time, paving the way for the emergence of a "counterculture", that challenged traditional American values and beliefs, as well as a vision that encompassed ideas of social justice and the "liberation" of oppressed groups from limitations imposed on them by American society. This movement not only sought to do away with social injustices but with societal norms and the American middle-class lifestyle. The counter-culture expressed its disdain for social conformity to traditional values through flamboyant clothing, and widespread use of drugs such as Marijuana, an example of how

The counterculture movement was triggered by many different things. Women had been used to staying at home taking care of the kids while the husbands went to work, but during this time they were standing up for the right to make the same kind of money as men did, to work at the same kind of jobs, and to have ultimate control over their bodies in the form of reproductive rights, like birth control and abortion. Colleges and universities were also pushing the movement along, telling students they could do what they wanted to do. Ideas about what was right and what was wrong were being turned upside down. Kids did not want to follow as their parents did, drugs became prevalent as something fun to do, and sex was something to explore. In the summer

It’s really too bad, you can’t even walk out of your front door without spotting a tribe of matted down smelly beatniks who can’t take the time to patch up the hole in their ass cheek. As stated by Vaughn Brown, “They turned everything upside down and then as these hippie rebels aged and matured, they carried their philosophies into our governments, our schools and institutions and now this nation is infected with that cancerous hippie ideology and people can’t even see where we once were and where we are headed” (calmerthanyouare.wordpress.com). This right here is the epitome of a stereotypical view of the hippies from the 1960’s. The Sixties was a time period mostly known for political trends and interrelated cultures. Bitchin’ music was produced, and at the same time the Vietnam war was unfolded. Vietnam was a war that the government had complete authority over, in which was for all the wrong reasons. Within every war, it is inevitable there are going to be protestors over such an absurd affair. This is when the Hippie culture was established.

When the term “counterculture” is brought up, people tend to think of the phenomenon that started in the early sixties consisting of people quitting their jobs to live in communion and protest what were then contentious social rights issues together, such as the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. Shortly after the culmination of the counterculture, several significant acts of progress were made, such as the Voters Rights Act, to curb the influence of racial segregation within America, which resulted in the end of the movement shortly thereafter. By 1973, the United States withdrew its troops from Vietnam, and with little remaining to unify the remnants of those still involved with the counterculture, they soon saw their own movement

Distinct countercultural undercurrents exist in all societies and when I think of countercultures, I think of a visible phenomenon that persists for a period of time. These counterculture movements express ethos, aspirations, and dreams of a specific population during a certain era. The growing trend in American popular culture has changed from fitting into a specific way of life, or being viewed as one entity, to becoming known as a unique individual but still conforming to a way of life. In my opinion this change in trends has been caused by the media- mainly the music industry. Counterculture of the past referred to a more political take, one that included questioning the morals and values of a society.