Question

In what ways did the Constitution both support racial segregation and also help dismantle segregation? Discuss why the legislated and natural human rights of African-Americans were allowed to be suppressed for so long following the Civil War, and offer a current example of this continuing legacy.

Answer 1

A reason the rights of African-Americans were suppressed for so long, was because they weren't being protected as citizens by the Supreme Court. One way racial segregation was supported, was the Plessy vs Ferguson case. Another way was that African-Americans weren't considered a whole citizen or an equal.