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    Racial Racism

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    However, after the Civil War, racial prejudices still lived and juries were often biased, leading to an unfair legal system. This was proven multiple times during this time period, such as the Jim Crow laws and the Plessy vs Ferguson case. The Jim Crow laws and the Plessy vs Ferguson case showed that life was hard for blacks after the Civil War and exemplified the racial bias in the legal system during the 1930s. The Jim Crow laws made segregation legal in the United States. This lead to many problems

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    Homer Plessy Racism

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    Racism has been going on for many centuries and remains problematic although African Americans are told to just let it go. Yes, racism is a part of history but it should not be let go even though it is a tough topic to discuss. Many mixed raced children are often created because slave masters raped their African American women simply because they can. Typically, because of their lighter skin color, they can be passed off as a white American in many circumstances but was not a successful case for

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    The Rule of law is one of the constitutional principles, that explain that the people and the government in the United States should follow the federal laws to have a well and civilized society. It gets complicated when the states go against the law. If someone was to get caught by a federal agent police they can not argue over a law that is legal in his/her state because it is illegal, federally. However the individual should have the right to do what he/she is legal to do in his/her state when

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    The Civil Rights Movement During the civil rights movement, african americans have fought in various ways for their rights.Some of these include the Montgomery bus boycotts, the black power movement, and Brown v. Board of education. These protests have all contributed toward the end of the civil rights movement. The montgomery bus boycotts have shown people that african americans supply the bus corporations with most of their income. The black power movement was a more aggressive way to protest

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    assassination of Lincoln and not much gets done due to the back and forth arguments between Johnson and Republicans. Although, the end of Reconstruction presents a myriad of long term effects which will radically change America like, the KKK and Plessy V. Ferguson promoting racism and the election of Hayes in 1876. From 1863-1896, the United States was completely divided and was going through Reconstruction in an attempt to unite the North and South after the Civil War to prevent other countries from attacking

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    Following and submitting to a new set of rules would take precedent over following preexisting, deeply rooted systems and beliefs, right? Most people would say otherwise. In America, slavery and discriminatory attitudes were a part of a culture that had been cultivated for generations, so they were difficult to expel. Although the Civil War amendments were ratified to create racial equality in 19th century America, the negative perception that white society held against blacks remained unchanged

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    assassination of Lincoln and not much gets done due to the back and forth arguments between Johnson and Republicans. Although, the end of Reconstruction presents a myriad of long term effects which will radically change America like, the KKK and Plessy V. Ferguson promoting racism and the election of Hayes in 1876. From 1863-1896, the United States was completely divided and was going through Reconstruction in an attempt to unite the North and South after the Civil War to prevent other countries from attacking

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    Transgender people are people who identify as a gender that does not match their birth sex. A popular issue in the current political scene is whether or not they should be allowed to use the restroom that affirmation that identity. In the state of Michigan there is no current law for or against anyone using a specific public bathroom. However, there is a law that says if one uses a public bathroom and is asked to show proof of gender, then using the wrong bathroom is considered disturbing the peace

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    In 1971, the case of Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education was in North Carolina which is part of the South. Even after Brown v. Board of Education, there was troubles of segregating the schools, especially in the South. This case was challenge because of the busing system sending black students all to black schools and white students were being bused to schools with whites. The plaintiff wanted schools to have a diverse population for a better education for all students in Charlotte

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    of these rich, white men have a fear that if they truly let people different than them be equal and peaceful, they will become more successful than the white men. This belief has been going on forever, for example , the Plessy V. Ferguson case (Bagwell, Plessy V. Ferguson). White men have always tried to use their privileges to rise to the top while also keeping minority groups down through systematic racism as well as institutionalized racism. Understanding that the American Dream means almost

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