Separate, Equal, or Separate-But-Equal? The Changing Image of Race in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decisions

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There is no doubt that the United States were not created as a purely democratic state. On one hand, it established basic rules and principles of government such free elections, sovereignty nation, fundamental rights freedoms individuals or independent judiciary. All these were, however, enjoyed only by part American society: elections guaranteed for white men, excluding women blacks; belonged to i.e. because slaves considered citizens; whites; institutional independence judicial branch did prevent system from injustice towards blacks. Furthermore, most important values society, equal protection law, was absent in original constitutional document 1787, well provisions Bill Rights. The clause became U.S. reality yet 1868 when Fourteenth Amendment enacted, direct result social political changes caused civil war. After introducing Thirteenth 1865, which abolished slavery, took step forward making all citizens providing black Americans with suffrage 1870. For former meant milestone their fight destroy boundaries limited freedoms. However, before above mentioned events place, period exploitation occurred Supreme Court middle tensions. main purpose article show changing attitude regard status African‑Americans. This influenced historical contemporary relations among society proving controversial aspects democracy.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Politeja

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['2391-6737', '1733-6716']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/politeja.10.2013.23.12