2006-11-09 15:37:40 · 4 answers · asked by quana92 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson stated something to the effect of: seperate BUT equal facilities is maintainenance of equality and does not inhibit liberty or freedom. That's is how segregation was deemed legal and legitimate by SCOTUS, and hence, 'permitted to exist'.
It was overturned in Brown v. Board of Education.
Different times, different values. Plessy v. Ferguson was after the Civil War, and while slaves were granted freedom, they were not viewed as equals in society.
2006-11-09 15:48:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the mindset at the time. You can not look at things in the 1800's with a 2000 view of things. That would be like trying to figure out why they do what they do in the year 2200 now.
Why do people (still to this day) kill others in the name of God?
2006-11-09 15:47:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mindset.
"All men are created equal" meant "All white males" in 1776. Women were the weaker sex and Blacks, Indians and Chinese didn't count either.
Times and attitudes change, slowly. 85% of all free white males in the USA today are willing to admit white women can vote intelligently, and 75% of them are willing to admit other races are their equal in some things.
You can see some of that attitude today - look how many people are not willing to let gays and lesbians marry. 50% of FWM in America today are willing to let a lesbian live (as long as she doesn't want to marry his daughter) but letting two lesbians marry is obviously (to them) against the Word of God, just like emancipation was in 1850 or women's suffrage was in 1910.
Glad I could straighten that out for you. You misspelled "exist".
2006-11-09 15:54:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It made the white trash feel good
2006-11-09 17:37:05 · answer #4 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋