Plessy V Ferguson Analysis

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Reconstruction "The first section of the statute enacts 'that all railway companies carrying passengers in their coaches in this state, shall provide equal but separate accommodations for the white, and colored races, by providing two or more passenger coaches for each passenger train, or by dividing the passenger coaches by a partition so as to secure separate accommodations: provided, that this section shall not be construed to apply to street railroads. No person or persons shall be permitted to occupy seats in coaches, other than the ones assigned to them, on account of the race they belong to" (Plessy v. Ferguson). Plessy v. Ferguson was the basis of segregation post-abolitionism. It set the (primarily) southern standard of "separate …show more content…

This policy shall be put into effect as rapidly as possible, having due regard to the time required to effectuate any necessary changes without impairing efficiency or morale" (Executive Order 9981) Around the end of World War II (which happens to be near the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement), Truman enacted Executive Order 9981 which desegregated the military. Despite groups such as the Tuskegee Airmen's success, racism was still rampant within the armed forces. Truman took steps to combat such prevalent cruelty by passing the bill, eventually paving the way for future presidents to combat segregation. The executive order was a victory for civil rights activists as African-Americans were now able to enlist, serve, and fight for their country with less fear of persecution from their cohorts. The next step was to achieve equality on the Homefront; the common colored civilian deserves equality in comparison to the rights of the whites. Even if the military was desegregated, America as a whole was not. Executive Action,

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