Segregaton In The United States
Beginning of paper
Segregation has existed in the United States of America (U.S.) from
its beginnings. Gorge Washington a crop owner and first President of the
U.S. had many slaves to work on his plantation. In later years slavery was
abolished from the northern states. Slavery was a main factor in the
Civil War. ....
Middle of paper
.... Justice Brown, in his decision explained to the court that
Plessies arguments about the Louisiana law forcing blacks and whites to
ride in separate cars on trains was unconstitutional was wrong. The court
believed that the law was not in conflict with the thirteenth amendment
because forcing blacks to ride on separate trains was not slavery, what
the thirteenth banned. Slavery was involuntary servitude, and the
Louisiana law was forcing no involuntary servitude. The fourteenth
amendment says ....
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