Plessy V. Carter Court Case Study

In 1953, the first black student enrolled, as an undergraduate, at Louisiana State University. And in sixty-four years, several different races have had the opportunity to enroll and earn degrees from Louisiana State University, including myself. However, this was not always the case. There was a point in time where blacks and whites could not attend the same school, or even use the same facilities. The court decision that made separate facilities legal, was Plessy v Ferguson. It allowed for separate areas for blacks and whites, which forced blacks to create their facilities, like Historically Black Colleges and University. Later, in 1954, Plessy v Ferguson would be overturned, which allows all races to coexist in the same facilities today. I plan to explain
The personal lives and views of each of the justices played a key role in the verdict of this case. It has been noted that Justice Fuller strived to segregate Chicago schools, after he graduated law school. It has, also, been noted that Fuller shared the same views of Senator Stephen Douglas. Stephen Douglas was a firm believer in white privilege and slavery. Associate Justice Stephen Field dissented in the Strauder v West Virginia case, in 1880. Strauder v West Virginia decided that rejecting people from a jury, solely based on races, was a violation of the 14th amendment. Justice John Marshall Harlan, the only dissenter, came from a slave-owning family. Harlan, over time, changed his views on racial matters. Even though court decisions should be clearly decided based on the Constitution, that is not always the case, obviously. Even though the constitution is sometimes left up to interpretation, in this case, it’s clear that personal views were the only guide. A lot of the justices have a record of allowing their personal views to interfere with their decision, instead of basing their decision on the