Plessy V. Ferguson Supreme Court Case
In 1986, the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case established that there could be separate but
equal facilities for blacks and whites, giving support to Jim Crow laws. The Supreme Court did
not begin to reverse Plessy until the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case 58 years
later, which established that segregating blacks and whites was unconstitutional and that separate
could never be equal.
After the period of reconstruction following the Civil War, many states in the south and
other regions of the country passed laws that discriminated against African-Americans. These
laws ranged from restrictions on voting to requirements that blacks and whites use separate
facilities and attend separate schools.
On June 7, 1892, Homer …show more content…
Ironically, Linda Brown had by this time started to attend an integrated middle school.
However, thousands of other children benefited from the courts decision (Pratt). Eventually this
decision would be used to dispel other segregation laws and practices. For example, the separate
but equal doctrine was abolished (Frost-Knappman).
Today, de facto segregation still exists in some areas because of residential patterns and
other factors. However, much progress has been made. Were it not for the Brown v. Board of
Education Supreme Court case, The U.S. would probably not be quite so far along in the quest
for public integration of races.
Works Cited
Cozzens, Lisa. Brown v. Board of Education. 29 June 1998. 14 April 2002
.
---. Plessy v. Ferguson. 17 Sep. 1999. 18 April 2002
.
Frost-Knappman, Elizabeth, Edward W. Knappman, Lisa Paddock, eds. Courtroom Drama.
1998. New England Publishing Associates, Inc.
Hollaway, Kevin. "The Ruling--Brown v. Board of Education." Civil Rights: A Status
equal facilities for blacks and whites, giving support to Jim Crow laws. The Supreme Court did
not begin to reverse Plessy until the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case 58 years
later, which established that segregating blacks and whites was unconstitutional and that separate
could never be equal.
After the period of reconstruction following the Civil War, many states in the south and
other regions of the country passed laws that discriminated against African-Americans. These
laws ranged from restrictions on voting to requirements that blacks and whites use separate
facilities and attend separate schools.
On June 7, 1892, Homer …show more content…
Ironically, Linda Brown had by this time started to attend an integrated middle school.
However, thousands of other children benefited from the courts decision (Pratt). Eventually this
decision would be used to dispel other segregation laws and practices. For example, the separate
but equal doctrine was abolished (Frost-Knappman).
Today, de facto segregation still exists in some areas because of residential patterns and
other factors. However, much progress has been made. Were it not for the Brown v. Board of
Education Supreme Court case, The U.S. would probably not be quite so far along in the quest
for public integration of races.
Works Cited
Cozzens, Lisa. Brown v. Board of Education. 29 June 1998. 14 April 2002
.
---. Plessy v. Ferguson. 17 Sep. 1999. 18 April 2002
.
Frost-Knappman, Elizabeth, Edward W. Knappman, Lisa Paddock, eds. Courtroom Drama.
1998. New England Publishing Associates, Inc.
Hollaway, Kevin. "The Ruling--Brown v. Board of Education." Civil Rights: A Status