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This 5 page paper looks at this historical time in which this case arose. Other cases are touched on such as Brown v. Board of Education. An overview of this case and its ramifications are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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things to sort out. The freeing of the slaves was not easily accomplished and once it happened, what were the black people to do? They did not travel to the
Northern continent willingly and they had very little to start out with. They had been taken care of by their masters for decades. Starting out on their own was troubling
for some. Yet, there was a sense that the freed slaves should have good lives. They should be allowed to succeed just as their white counterparts. Sometimes laws worked in
their favor. Sometimes laws or legal precedents worked against them, such as in Plessy v. Ferguson. In Plessy, the state imposed segregation demand was actually sanctioned ("Their day," 1999). It
is a case that sends chills down the spines of contemporary citizens, but it serves as a reminder of what not to do in the future. Should practices that encourage
segregation be allowed? The answer is a resounding "no." During this period dubbed Reconstruction, the government had provided some protection for the black people who were once slaves ("Plessy," 2005).
By 1877 Reconstruction would end and federal troops would be withdrawn; after that, Jim Crow laws would emerge ("Plessy," 2005). This is why there were public restrooms and water fountains
with black and white designations. The law included prejudicial aspects. Also, as it involved civil rights cases, the fourteenth amendment would only apply to actions of the state and not
to individuals and so it did not disallow individual people from violating civil rights laws ("Plessy," 2005). The Plessy v. Ferguson case involved a man named Homer Plessy, a
man who happened to be only a little bit black. He was legally seven-eights Caucasian and one eighth black ("Plessy," 2005). An association in New Orleans formed and they
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