Chapter 12-18 Study Guide Chapter 12- Reconstruction 1. Key Terms 1. Reconstruction- the reorganization and rebuilding of the former Confederate states after the Civil War. 2. Amnesty- the act of granting a pardon to a large group of people. 3. Pocket veto- indirectly vetoing a bill by letting a session of Congress expire without signing the bill. 4. Freedmen’s Bureau- bureau established by congress as a solution to the refugee crisis. 5. Black codes- laws
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The Chicano Movement, also known as the Chicano Civil Rights Movement, was a campaign in the 1960’s in the southwestern United States for Latino Civil Rights. Similar to many civil rights groups in that time period, the Chicano Movement promoted awareness of injustices done to Chicanos, people of Mexican ancestry. According to an online article about immigration to the United States, the origin of the term Chicano is unclear, however, “some experts believe that the word originated from an improper
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John Marshall Harlan and the Plessy v. Ferguson Case The Plessy v Ferguson case took place in 1896, during a time when the idea of slavery was beginning to fade away, but the thought of two different races being equal was still unforeseen. It all began when an African American male refused to sit in a Jim Crow car on a train – a train car specifically made for blacks so that they would be separated from the whites on the train. People of color had previously spent hundreds of years fighting for their
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Facts: On June 7, 1892 Homer Plessy, a biracial man from Louisiana attempted to sit in a first class all-white railroad car. After refusing to remove himself to the black passenger car, Plessy was arrested. Plessy had violated Louisiana’s Separate Cars Act; which required railroad companies to provide separate, but equal accommodations for its Black and White passengers. Procedural History: In the case of Homer Adolph Plessy v. The State of Louisiana, U.S. District Court
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Sweatt v Painter Essay In 1946, Heman Marion Sweatt, a African American man, put in a application for a University known as The University of Texas Law School. On the other hand the school wanted WHITES only. Theophilus Painter, the president of the law school, sent him a letter denying his application because of his race. The school also offered to make a University for all black students, furthermore said it would be separate but equal, that didn’t make it exceptional. So in May of 1946,
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Brown v. Board of Education In 1954, the Supreme Court decided that segregation in school violated the Equal Protection Clause. The Equal Protection Clause protects citizens from several forms of discrimination particularly race and gender. In Brown v. Board of Education, the court argued over whether or not segregation in schools was a violation of this clause. The uproar and division this court case caused was unthinkable. The whole country had its own opinion on the issue. Even with much
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Homer A. Plessy (P), who resided in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was defined by Louisiana law as a prosperous businessman and “octaroon” ”—one-eighth African American. Traveling by rail from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, Plessy refused to sit in a designated black railway carriage car and instead attempted to sit in an all-white railway car. Plessy was arrested for violating an 1890 Louisiana statute stipulating segregated “separate but equal” railroad accommodations. Under this statute, individuals using
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Desegregation or Segregation? The Brown v. Board Supreme Court ruling was made on May 17th, 1954. This Supreme Court case ruled that segregation of races in public schools were unconstitutional and therefore by law. California as part of the United States was no exception to being subjects of this law. Despite the unpopular support, desegregation plans were slowly implemented in the 1960s, as forced appointment of schools based on race was outlawed. Popular support did not prove to be quite supportive
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In the late 1800s, segregation between blacks and whites arose after slavery was abolished on December 6th, 1865. The Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision legalized segregation, forming more Jim Crow laws which took away the freedoms of blacks in the South. The Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision legalized segregation between blacks and whites. In 1892, when Homer Plessy, who was an octoroon, was arrested for sitting in a whites only car on a train, he took his fight against segregation
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