Abby Weiss

 EOTO Recap          While the Brown vs  Board of Education case was going through trial, there was many other  significant events happening throughout the United States. Some of these events were incredible and made strides to create equality among the races, other events took us back a multitude of steps and are very low points in our history.     The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a major event during the Civil Rights Era. It consisted of African Americans simply refusing to use public transport such as busses. This sparked with the Rosa Parks incident. This bus boycott went on from December 5, 1955 to December 20, 1956; over a full year of boycotting this form of public transportation. Activists met after Rosa Parks was arrested and decided that this would be the simple but productive stance they would take on the issue.      Another significant movement that went on was the March on Washington . This was a...

Brown vs. Board of Education          Brown vs The Board of Education was a turning point in the history of America, breaking the precedent set by Plessy vs. Ferguson . Signifying a shimmer of hope for true equality in the eyes of so many African Americans. In an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the case and the impact it had on America, the class will go through the process of a mock trial; imitating the parts of this trial and arguing either on the side of Brown or The Board of Education.      My team and I were assigned to take the angle of The Board. While there is no logical argument to take in order to support segregation in schools, we had to take ourselves out of this current time period and our own opinions, and travel back to pro-segregation 1954 America. My personal argument is focused on a pathos approach, making a point based upon an emotional platform.      For the past 77 years, black and ...

 Plessy vs. Ferguson - Learning From A Mock Trial Case     Plessy versus  Ferguson was a landmark case, changing practices and viewpoints regarding racial segregation all across the United States in the year 1896. The decision regarding the case allowed for racial segregation to continue across America, depleting the progressive rights and opportunities for African Americans. This decision further pushed distinction between public amenities for blacks and whites.      The case initiated when Homer Plessy, a man having just 1/8 African American in his blood, rode on a train car that was for white people only. Plessy was very fair skinned, and often "passed" as white. Plessy purchased a first class train ticket from the station and boarded the "White's Only" car. Plessy was arrested when he refused to move to the "African American" train car.  He was charged under the Separate Car Act , and his case eventually made way to the U.S Supreme ...