In upholding Louisiana’s Separate Car Act, the Supreme Court claimed that
Answer: segregation was not the same as discrimination.
Explanation: Du Bois’s hope for the future is to be both a Negro and American without [facing discrimination]”
Evidence: He simply wishes to make it possible for a man to be both a Negro and an American, without being cursed and spit upon by his fellows, without having the doors of Opportunity closed roughly in his face.
Effects of Segregation Laws on African Americans
Separate:
-schools, with unequal amenities
-railroad cars, even with a first-class ticket
-waiting rooms in train stations and hospitals
-parks, theaters, restaurants, and hospitals
-housing
Plessy v. Ferguson: The Court's Ruling
The court upheld the legality of segregation and "separate but equal" facilities by:
-ruling that the Separate Car Act did not reestablish slavery.
-ruling that the Fourteenth Amendment protected political/civil rights, not "social rights."
-stating that segregation was necessary to preserve "public peace and good order."
