An Analysis Of Plessy Vs. Ferguson Case And The Brown V. Board Of Education

In America, there was an inequality issue between African Americans and Caucasians. As a result, one change for African Americans includes Supreme Court rulings that addressed the issue of segregation. The other changes include public support with movements and political response by the President and Congress. When problems were arising in the South with African Americans, the action of the Supreme Court, advocates, and government were necessary in order to achieve civil rights and equality.

The Supreme Court’s decision on the Plessy v. Ferguson case and the Brown v. Board of Education case affected American in different ways. In 1896, Plessy v. Ferguson ruled that segregation was legal. After the court’s ruling the “Jim Crow” laws were

A very influential advocate for nonviolent movements was Martin Luther King Jr.. King motivated African Americans in Montgomery to continue the bus boycott for over a year. He also supported Sit-ins, which is where people would sit in a public service facility until they were served properly. College students who9 wanted civil rights engaged in the Sit-ins staged at segregated stores, movie theaters, restaurants, etc.. Even though the students were faced with violence, they remained nonviolent and peaceful, which caught the attention of America. King was also an advocate for peaceful marches to Selma. On March 7, 1965, the march took place into Selma and Americans watched peaceful demonstrators brutally beaten by two hundred state troopers. King played an influential rule on encouraging African Americans to gain support to equalize their rights. Malcolm X became the symbol for Black Power movement in the 1960’s. While in prison, Malcolm X joined the Black Muslims, which was group that believed in self-defense or an eye for an eye although they did not advocate violence. After Malcolm X’s journey to Mecca, he decided that an integrated society was possible. He was significant to African Americans they felt a sense of pride in their race and believed in the betterment of society. The Black Panthers believed

President Kennedy pushed for congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 until he was assassinated and Johnson finished the push to congress. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in most public places and gave all races equal access to public facilities. The attorney general was given more power to get lawsuits to end discrimination in schools and the job core. The reasoning for the Civil Rights Act in 1964 was racial discrimination in the South and violence in Birmingham. The violence was against Freedom Riders by the Public Safety Commissioner, Bull Conner. The next step to achieve the President’s attention was on August 28, 1963 when 200,000 people went to congress for what is known as the March on Washington. Voting Rights was another struggle for African Americans until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed. This law discontinued literacy tests and sent federal officials to register qualified voters. Violence in Selma against nonviolent marchers led to the motivation for President Johnson to propose the Voting Rights Act. Another influence was the innocent death of Jimmie Lee Jackson. Therefore all of these factors led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of