Why Was Segregation Wrong
Picture yourself sitting on a bench in a park and the breeze feels amazing after a long day at work and someone walks up to you and tells you to move how does it make you feel or what does it make you think? The problem with segregation is that it only excludes one group and belittles them. It another group superior that makes them believe they have all the power. The group that is being put down and belittled but no one seems to realize it. They have been taught to do the same until someone realizes it’s wrong. They speak out about it and open the eyes of people who never thought it was possible. Segregation is a bad thing reason one being it was very unfair and made people feel small about who they were and what they stood for. Segregation
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“... how white-americans saw themselves in a position of power, even if they were technically “equal” with others”( Source 1 ). This means that the whites did see themselves superior to the blacks. It also means that what people were saying “equal” it wasn't true. “The law, he argued, was “inconsistent with the personal liberty of citizens, white and black, in that states, and hostile to both the spirit and letter of the constitution of the united states”’( Source 1 ). This explains that they were not equal and the blacks liberties and rights were being taken away from them. It also shows that they were being unfair towards the blacks and that whites weren’t the only ones that matter. All in all they were able to see that they were being unfair to the people of color and that it was wrong to treat people like they're not even …show more content…
“Looking at it that way, the segregated train mandate did not violate the 14th Amendment’s equal protection requirement. The train cars were “separate, but equal,” and therefore it was constitutional”’(Source 1). This shows that it was okay to segregate it was separate but equal anyways. This also shows that it was constitutional and no where in the constitution did it say it was wrong if they were separate but equal. In conclusion, it was not wrong for them to separate the train cars as long as they were separate but
“... how white-americans saw themselves in a position of power, even if they were technically “equal” with others”( Source 1 ). This means that the whites did see themselves superior to the blacks. It also means that what people were saying “equal” it wasn't true. “The law, he argued, was “inconsistent with the personal liberty of citizens, white and black, in that states, and hostile to both the spirit and letter of the constitution of the united states”’( Source 1 ). This explains that they were not equal and the blacks liberties and rights were being taken away from them. It also shows that they were being unfair towards the blacks and that whites weren’t the only ones that matter. All in all they were able to see that they were being unfair to the people of color and that it was wrong to treat people like they're not even …show more content…
“Looking at it that way, the segregated train mandate did not violate the 14th Amendment’s equal protection requirement. The train cars were “separate, but equal,” and therefore it was constitutional”’(Source 1). This shows that it was okay to segregate it was separate but equal anyways. This also shows that it was constitutional and no where in the constitution did it say it was wrong if they were separate but equal. In conclusion, it was not wrong for them to separate the train cars as long as they were separate but