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 Plessy v. Ferguson Pro-Segregation Argument The case of Plessy v. Ferguson happened in 1896, about four years after the incident occurred in which a man (Plessy) with one eighth African American blood boarded a train car assigned to whites only. This was two years after the Separate Car Act of 1890 in the state of Louisiana, making this an offense punishable by law. Plessy was arrested and hit with a fine of twenty five dollars, a charge which he challenged in the Supreme Court. Though the law was not on his side, he argued that his constitutional rights as a citizen had been violated. The following paragraphs in quotations display my script for a counter argument to Plessy in court: - "As it has been made clear by my fellow participants, the defendant was in direct violation of the law regarding the separation between colored and white people. The black codes or Jim crow laws have been rooted within our country for over three decades since the abolition of slavery was fresh. To ...

Also referred to as the Border War, Bleeding Kansas was a network of civil conflict and violence over the matter of slavery being legal in the Kansas territory, which was proposed as an additional state. One side of the conflict was pro-slavery, arguing that those who move to the new state should have the right to bring their property (including slaves). Despite the neighboring state of Missouri allowing slavery, the anti-slavery citizens stood strong on their morals and refused the idea. The overall disagreement lead to significant political battles as well as full-on guerilla warfare between immigrants to the territory with opposite ideologies stemming from their home state. One of the direct foundations of the major conflict was the production of a constitution for the Kansas territory, which would of course include the matter of slavery within the state. Intense violence and conflict continued through extensive development with laws for the new state, only to be put to an end in 18...

John Mann was fined 10 dollars for shooting a female slave that he had under contract in the back, he finds this unjust and unfair, getting slammed by the following arguments. Slavery accounts for significant part of population. The prosecuting side (state of North Carolina) Claims that State v Hail set principle for this case in the fact that brutal harm upon slaves is not protected by law. Battery against a slave is a prosecutable offense, though in this scenario it is the owner in question rather than an offender who is not the owner of the slave. These prosecutors wish for the court to side with this precedent regardless of ownership status. Qualk walker case, court sided with slave as a person. Ethics lead those to believe that slaves, though property, are still people and it is wrong to commit battery or murder upon them. Prosecuting side wishes to bring the slave up to the same level of worth as the owner. This could stem into a network of cases regarding abuse and conflict betw...

For the Frederick Douglass Game, I selected a historical figure by the name of James Mitchell Ashley. His significance and general influence within the final years of the fight against slavery is rather unheard of in the mainstream teachings of American history. The following paragraph reads out the speech I produced from what I feel to be the shoes of James Mitchell Ashley. I am James Mitchell Ashley. - I stand before you today as a man, no more and no less than any human being who walks this earth today. We as one society must understand that slavery is not only morally wrong, but criminal. As humans it is our obligation to put an end to this tragic situation. My position in the house of representatives is not of value without the cooperation of others. Together we have the power to forever abolish slavery with support of the potential thirteenth amendment, as it reads: " Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have bee...

The Supreme Court's significance is unmatched within our country's network of the court of law. Its power lands it in the most powerful position of judicial bodies. Though its servants are no less human than myself or any other citizen within the United States, the Supreme Court justices wield the power of determining constitutionality regarding court cases. Seeing as the Supreme Court is more powerful than not only the state and local levels of law, but also the other branches of the United States government, one can be easily enticed with a sense of fear. However, my feelings on the Supreme Court hav been brought to a more comforting level of safety in a way. The Supreme Courts intention is to uphold constitutionality within the court system. This means for the average person that the constitution, which holds our dear liberties, will be defended, keeping society in line with its freedoms and rights.  https://www.history.com/topics/united-states-constitution/constitution http...