Question

- In their conclusion, the state supreme

court ruled, "We think it is evident that the
purpose of the defendant in error was to
harass with a view to this suit, and that
her persistence was not in good faith to
obtain a comfortable seat for the short
ride." Comment on this ruling. How does
it reveal the "brand of justice" black
Americans received during the Recon-
struction period?

Answer 1

Answer: The United States contains less than 5 percent of the world’s population but incarcerates one-quarter of all prisoners across the globe. Statistics have long shown that persons of color make up a disproportionate share of the U.S. inmate population. African Americans are five times more likely than whites to serve time in prison. For drug offenses alone, they are imprisoned at rates ten times higher.