- It was a state law, although federally, in the constitution, it was a federal law. So in some states, trains coaches could be separated by race, but as soon as it crossed state lines into a state that didn’t have separation of coaches then it became an issue. Not only for the different races, but for the train workers that had to operate the different coaches.
- get rid of them. He thought seperate but equal was nothing more than an excuse for states to impose segregation laws between African Americans and Whites.
- Because other incidences with the “separate but equal” clause had constantly landed in court systems. Over and over again had similar cases given jurors, lawyers and judges headaches.
- Because the “separate but equal” clause falls under Louisiana jurisdiction only, and how they want to organize thier laws regaurding such laws. If a man crosses state lines on the railroad, it becomes a federal matter.
- Social rights are things that you have the right to from the government, such as proper living environment, education, lawyer, housing, etc. Political rights are rights of the law. Rights to a fair trial, rights to an attorney, rights to plead the fifth, etc. A civil right is a right to a specific group in society that was otherwise socially shunned in the past. Examples are black rights, gay rights, women’s rights, child labor rights, religous rights, etc.
- I believe it is in order to offload a bunch of the same redundant cases that end up at the supreme court. It becomes a burden for them after a while.
- Made everyone born in the united states a naturalized citizen regardless of their skin color, sex or gender.
- Native Americans specifically the Sioux Nation.
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