"Separate but Equal"
Political Science
U.S. History
Examples of "Separate but Equal" in the following topics:
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Separate But Equal
- Separate but equal laws supported segregation in the south by stating that providing comparable public services did not violate equal rights.
- In particular the principle of separate but equal established conditions of legalsegregation in many southern states.
- The phrase "separate but equal" came out of a Louisiana law, and referred to the practice of legislating separate public facilities for white residents and for people of color.
- But the court ruled that the principle of separate but equal satisfied the requirements of the fourteenth amendment.
- Describe the legal background for a policy of "separate but equal"
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Separate But Equal
- Separate but equal was a legal doctrine in American constitutional law that justified systems of segregation.
- Segregated schools were created for students, as long as they followed "separate but equal".
- The doctrine of "separate but equal" was eventually overturned by the Linda Brown v.
- A store catering to "whites only" under the separate but equal doctrine.
- Discuss the reasoning behind the separate of "Separate but Equal" before the Civil Rights Movement
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Court Decisions and Civil Rights
- The case presaged challenges to the Separate but Equal system of segregation, including Brown v.
- Ferguson doctrine of separate but equal to assist him in studying elsewhere, even at a law school located out-of-state.
- Murray as the NAACP's first case to test Nathan Ross Margold's strategy to attack the "separate but equal" doctrine using the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S.
- At the circuit court hearing, Marshall stated that Maryland failed to provide a "separate but equal" education for Murray as required by the 14th Amendment (using the legal standard at that time).
- The decision did not outlaw segregation in education throughout Maryland, but noted the state's requirement under the 14th Amendment, as it was understood at that time, to provide substantially equal treatment in publically funded facilities.
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Litigating for Equality After World War II
- Board of Education (1954), a Supreme Court case in which justices unanimously decided to reverse the principle of separate but equal.
- Rather than focusing on whether or not segregated schools were equal, the Supreme Court ruling focused on the question of whether a doctrine of separate could ever be said to be equal.
- The judges' ruling hinged on an interpretation that took separate as unconstitutional particularly because "Segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children.
- The impact is greater when it has the sanction of the law, for the policy of separating the races is usually interpreted as denoting the inferiority of the negro group.
- Board of Education paved the way for integration in schools and other spheres of life, but not everyone supported this decision.
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The Brown Decision
- Ferguson, which held that as long as the separate facilities for the separate races were equal, segregation did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
- Ferguson confirmed a legal doctrine in United States constitutional law known as "separate but equal."
- The plaintiffs in Brown asserted that this system of racial separation, while masquerading as providing separate but equal treatment of both white and black Americans, instead perpetuated inferior accommodations, services, and treatment for black Americans.
- Ferguson, which had upheld a state law requiring "separate but equal" segregated facilities for blacks and whites in railway cars.
- In spring 1953, the Court heard the case but was unable to decide the issue and asked to rehear the case in fall 1953, with special attention to whether the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause prohibited the operation of separate public schools for whites and blacks.
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Brown v. Board of Education and School Integration
- Supreme Court case in which the Court declared that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students were unconstitutional.
- Handed down on May 17, 1954, the Court's unanimous (9–0) decision stated that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. " As a result, de jure racial segregation was ruled a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S.
- The plaintiffs argued that systematic racial segregation, while seeming to provide separate but equal treatment of both white and black Americans, instead perpetuated inferior accommodations, services, and treatment for black Americans.
- Eventually, the key decision of the Court was that even if segregated black and white schools were of equal quality in facilities and teachers, segregation by itself was socially and psychologically harmful to black students and, therefore, unconstitutional.
- This aspect was vital because the question was not whether the schools were "equal," which under Plessy they nominally should have been, but whether the doctrine of separate was constitutional.
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Charge Separation
- Charge separation, often referred to as static electricity, is the building of space between particles of opposite charges.
- In the ground state, each atom is of neutral charge—its protons and electrons are equal in number, and it exists with no permanent dipole.
- In physics, there are many other instances of charge separation that cannot be written as formal chemical reactions.
- Charge separation can be created not only by friction, but by pressure, heat, and other charges.
- Charge separation occurs often in the natural world.
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Zero-Coupon Bonds
- Zero coupon bonds were first introduced in 1960s, but they did not become popular until the 1980s.
- In other words, the separated coupons and the final principal payment of the bond may be traded separately.
- The coupons and residue are sold separately to investors.
- "STRIPS" stands for Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities.
- Zero coupon bonds have a duration equal to the bond's time to maturity, which makes them sensitive to any changes in the interest rates.
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Pros and Cons of a Partnership
- The partnership structure has the benefit of simplicity and control but the drawback of personal liability for the partnership's activities.
- By default, profits are shared equally among the partners.
- The partnership is not a separate entity from the owners/entrepreneurs, unlike a corporation.
- If the mutual consent to form a partnership breaks down, the partnership breaks down as well; partnerships are considered to be an aggregate of their partners rather than a separate entity.
- There has been debate in most states as to whether a partnership should remain aggregate or be allowed to become a business entity with a separate continuing legal personality.
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Democracy
- In the United States, separation of powers is often cited as a central attribute, but in other countries, such as the United Kingdom, the dominant principle is that of parliamentary sovereignty (while maintaining judicial independence).
- It requires that all citizens (meeting certain qualifications) have an equal opportunity to express their opinion.
- Other definitions make republic a separate, unrelated term.
- These principles are reflected in all citizens being equal before the law and having equal access to legislative processes.
- In the United States, separation of powers is often cited as a central attribute, but in other countries, such as the United Kingdom, the dominant principle is that of parliamentary sovereignty (whilst maintaining judicial independence).