Plessy v. Ferguson

     The case of Plessy v Ferguson is a simple one; The law is simply laid out. The Louisiana Separate Car Act of 1890 says that all railroads operating in the state must provide equal but separate accommodations. The train station provided all the separate and equal accommodations to be safe and not be infringing upon the rights of the rider. Homer Plessy knowingly broke the law. Again, he broke the law and should face the consequences that follow them. If we do not charge him then this sets the precedent for people to break the law. Law and order would cease to exist. The fourteenth amendment equal protection clause does not specify that the blacks and whites had to be together and therefore does not apply to this case. The segregation of whites and the blacks is allowed however they needed the same amenities, which were provided. Jim Crow laws were around, and they were constitutional under the separate but equal cause. The law allows for blacks and whites to be separated as along as they have one for blacks and one for whites.