About Plessy v. Ferguson...

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    Plessy v. Ferguson | 64 Parishes
    Honestly, I felt great concern for how the Reconstruction era declined, and I feel the biggest reason for its decline was obviously the cause of the case of Plessy v. Ferguson

    It is said that the people hold the power to change, and they did,  somewhat. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendment played a big part in this, making blacks to be separate but equal. there were pros and cons from each argument, but it was on the side of Plessy that they had a shocking yet clear advantage.

    Yes, these amendments provided blacks with equal rights and citizenship, and that there were separate railroad cars present, but to have separate facilities for everything is a bit tedious to me, let alone ridiculous. Plessy went in to a whites car, causing an uproar in the public and getting himself arrested. It shouldn't matter which car they should take. All I see from this is whites driving a limousine, leaving blacks with a broken, run down automobile. 

    The law argument is strong, taking away the power of legislature, but Plessy was octoroon (only 1/8th black). He was so light skinned, he was able to even live among white people with minor issues. They can't really enforce that law because the law doesn't apply, which is the only reason why the court was forced to rule for the state of Louisiana, and it took over 4 years to make it to the supreme court. 

    I encourage this ruling because the matter of segregation is atrocious and goes against the principles that the government themselves set up. This argument destroys the Equal protection clause and has been used in many other cases today. Whether from law, morals, or ethics, it was clear that Plessy had the upper hand.

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