Racism : The Plessy Vs. Ferguson Case

Ferguson case of 1896 in which the Supreme Court upheld the legality of racial segregation. At the time of the case, segregation between blacks and whites already existed in most schools, restaurants and other public facilities. In the Plessy v. Ferguson case, the Supreme Court that such of a segregation did not violate the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. The 14th Amendment provided equal protection of law to all U.S. citizens regardless of the citizens race. The court ruled that the Plessy v. Ferguson case was legal as long as black and whites were equal. After this law came to be, public schools, public transportation and other public facilities were made separate; but they never had made these places equal. Equality represents what the United States stands for. We the people work together in marches, protests to oppose discrimination on the basis of race and gender. The Sacco and Vanzetti case showed the world that the how justice system in the United States really was. Sacco and Vanzetti received an unfair trial and were sentenced to death, not due to the evidence being presented, but due to their political beliefs and ethnic backgrounds. As Americans, we tend to be afraid of what happens and due to these fears we forget about what it truly means to be an American. This is the world we live in and quite some times, things are unfair; it’s the way the world

Racism is prejudice or discrimination directed against someone of a different race based on such a belief. An example of racism in the public services comes from a news report on channel 4 earlier this year. The report tells how there has 120 racism cases in the Metropolitan Police over the past decade, but only one officer was dismissed as a result. This shows that racism is common in the public services but is not necessarily dealt with as it should be.

Prejudice is when we have a preconceived opinion about someone or a group of people that is formed without knowledge, or even a real understanding about them.

Prejudice is an unfavorable opinion or feeling, formed beforehand (e.g., before even meeting a person) based on non-personal characteristics (e.g., skin color, religious, gender). One form of prejudice is racism. Racism is negative attitudes and values held by people about other people based on their race. It is this attitude which causes one to discriminate against another. Discrimination is treating people unfavorably on the basis of race, color or sex. Prejudice and discrimination were prevalent in the 1950s and 1960s. This era was a time of hatred, a time of violence, a time when black people were colonized by the white colonizer, and it was a time of white-on-black racial violence. Because of this hatred, the whites

Separate but Equal laws were not an effective way for the colored people of this time to be equal, equal is the same not separate, riding in a separate train car is not equal it is not fair, it is not constitutional. The Supreme Court decided to keep the separate but equal laws in their majority decision. The importance and reason for the constitution is to make sure that the people have fair laws and are guaranteed rights no matter the person, race, or

Segregation was very common in the North and South Americas during the time of reconstruction. Reconstruction was the time that followed the Civil War. Through the Civil War, African Americans had earned the right to become citizens of the United States and could even vote. However, this was a huge change that the people in the south found it difficult to follow these laws. African Americans still faced racial discrimination. Eventually, segregation took place and African Americans and whites were separated. Many activists during this time attempted to help end segregation. The Plessy vs. Ferguson case is an example of a man trying to end and point out the unfairness of segregation. Plessy was one eighth African American and looked white. However,

The case that Homer Plessy made against the Ferguson railroad company in Louisiana was a big stand against segregation and blacks finally needing to start getting the rights to what they rightfully deserved. During WWII after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor the U.S. decided we should violate the rights that Japanese Americans had and forced all Japanese into internment camps. Some time had passed and the segregation finally ended with the Brown vs. Board of Education decision to end blacks and whites being separate but equal. America finally consisted of one people. The way that these civil rights came was through pressure from the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision, Japanese Internment camps, the Cold War pressure, and the Brown vs. Board of Education decision.

Ferguson 1896. In this case a man named Plessy was on the train but on the white car he was 7/8 white. While at this time said that whites and blacks would receive services of all sorts separate but ostensibly the same they guaranteed. Though in reality the blacks weren't getting quite the same services. So that the penalty for not moving to the right car on the train was 25 dollars or 20 days in jail. This is a violation in civil rights because every American has a right to equal services.in other words every one should be able to get the same services. Source:"The Supreme Court stated that the state was not authorized to distinguish between citizens according to their race, but, notwithstanding this, petitioner was required by the conductor, under penalty of ejection from said train and imprisonment, to vacate said coach, and occupy another seat" the Supreme

Numerous grand triumphs had been won for blacks especially with the section of the thirteenth and fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution—"flexibility" was no longer only a fantasy after over 250 years of pitiless, sub-human treatment persisted under subjection arrived at an end when the 13th Amendment abrogated bondage. Furthermore, the fourteenth Amendment now promised them level with insurance and due process under the law. However the harm delivered by the Plessy versus Ferguson case which sanctioned the "different however equivalent" teaching, added fuel to an officially seething flame of isolation, exacerbating an awful circumstance just at this point guaranteeing and supporting the continuation of the racial domination and dark inadequacy

In this case an African American father wanted to send his daughter to a close school but the school was not a black friendly school do to segregation she was not allowed to attend. The court decided that it was not constitutional and that it went against our equal rights.

Ferguson v. City of Charleston, 532 U.S 67 is a case that began Oct 4, 2000 and was decided March 21, 2001. This case involved the constitutionality of drug testing pregnant women. The case began when “a state hospital’s performance of a diagnostic test to obtain evidence of a patient’s criminal conduct for law enforcement purposes is an unreasonable search if the patient has not consented to the procedure” (FERGUSON v. CHARLESTON 2001). This lead to the reviewing of MUSC policies, which lead to discovery of POLICY M–7, which involves the “Management of Drug Abuse during Pregnancy.” This policy made it possible for law enforcement to become involved if a pregnant mother tested positive for cocaine. As a result, these drug testing lead to discussion

Prejudice involves a preconceived judgement on a certain group of people. We just had this issue on my floor where a patient stated they refuse to receive care from anyone of a certain race, as they were terrible people.

Racism is defined as “a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.” Although this may be the definition, there is more to the word, than just its definition. Often times society dictates what people believe and how they view other people. Society's influence may be profound, however, sometimes it is better to ignore these view for a more open-minded view.

Prejudice, a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or personal experience. The amount of prejudice differs from person to person, but no one is free from it. In the film, American History X, Derek is a great example of how prejudice someone can be. Derek agrees with the white power movement because he feels victimized and threatened by everyone who is not white, but in prison he learns his stereotypes are full of holes; from the film I learned there is no reason to hate one another based on race or stereotypes. Life is too short to live a life based on hate.

What is prejudice? You may ask. Prejudice is a preconceived opinion that is not based on any reason or actual experience. Prejudiced people rely on stereotypes to inform themselves about what they think they need to know about a person. People may form prejudice against others just because it is the so called social normality these days. Social norms are those that the majority of people are or believe in. Take for example how