Question

What was the basis of plessys appeal in plessy vs ferguson

What reasoning does justice brown label as a fallacy and how does justice brown view the fourteenth amendment

Answer 1

#1) What was the basis of plessy's appeal in plessy vs ferguson?

Answer: The basis of Plessy’s appeal was to make them realize that the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments had been violated.

#2) What reasoning does justice brown label as a fallacy and how does justice brown view the fourteenth amendment?

Answer: The reasoning that Justice Brown labeled as fallacy was that the fourteenth amendment supported equality among all races. He went on by saying that the fourteenth amendment was enforced by law but it couldn't completely abolish the social aspect of racial equality.

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Answer 2

The basis of appeal for Homer Plessy was that the state law that allowed for segregated rail cars for black and white passengers violated the 14th amendment of the US Constitution. More specifically, Plessy argued that this violated the Equal protection clause of the 14th amendment.

In Justice Brown's opinion, he argues that the 14th amendment is not being violated in this scenario. This is because his interpretation of the 14th amendment is that this equal protection clause applies to the legal rights of an individual, not their social rights. In other words, Plessy is legally able to ride the railcar just like any other person. Therefor, the 14th amendment is not being violated.