A National Struggle

The Supreme Court

Reconstruction began to start and the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were passed. These amendments gave black Americans freedom, citizenship, and the right to vote. During Reconstruction, the status of African Americans became better. If a white accused an African American of a crime and was wrong, he wouldn't be given reprehension. Protecting everybody's rights started to become an important part of government. A black named Homer Plessy went on an all white train and was arrested for it. He argued for a case but the court said that equality did not mean whites sitting in the same places as blacks. When president Roosevelt came into office, the court made it harder for segregation to take place. Jim Crow was defeated in education . Black kids were not allowed to be excluded from all white schools. Even though Jim Crow was defeated in education, blacks still struggled for their rights everywhere else.