ICIVICS Plessy v. Ferguson

The 14th Amendment could not have been intended to abolish differences based on color

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

The impact od separating people just because of raceis even bigger when the law says it's okay.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

Laws that allow or require the races to be separate do not necessarily imply that one race is inferior.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

Just because racial segregation existed when the 14th Amendment was adopted in 1868 doesn't mean it is constitutional.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

Separate educational facilities are naturally unequal.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

State governments have the power to decide whether to keep the races separate.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

Children and adults can be treated differently under the law, so equality under the law doesn't mean blacks and whites must be treated exactly the same.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

Making facilities equal isn't enough as long as blacks and whites are still separated.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

The 14th Amendment could not have been intended to force the two races to mingle together when they do not want to.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

Research shows that separating white and black children just because of their race makes black children feel like they are inferior.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education