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Case Scenario

EDU 210 Portfolio Artifact #2

By: Teresa Escalante

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Within the Case scenario it is believed that Ann Griffin who is a white teacher

made a comment declaring that she hated all black folks. This occurred during a conversation

between a high school principle Freddie Watts and Jimmy Brothers whom is the assistant of the

black high school. Griffins comment caused controversial replies and may be dismissed in

accordance to Watts perspective.

Defending Watts point of view and the schools side. Within a case by the name

of Brown vs. The Board of Education where the case dealt with racism. The case began in

1954 due to segregation within the schools since blacks and whites were not allowed to attend

the same school. According to an article called Brown v. Board of Education (1954) written by

a member of the PBS they point out that once the court came to an agreement they declared that

racial segregation of children in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the

Fourteenth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment speaks upon the topic of having equal rights.

Therefore citizens in the U.S. are equal to one another.

Another case that took place is California vs. Bakke. According to an article

called Regents of the U. of California v. Bakke speaks upon the case which included a male

who was applying to a university within California. The male was white and was named Allan

Bakke who was rejected by the university, yet other students who had lower grades were

accepted to the university. Therefore Bakke sued the university due to race being the cause for

Bakke being rejected. As the case continued it had seemed that the University would reserve

certain seats for students who were part of a specific race. The court decided that any university

that had a racial quota system goes against the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fourteenth

Amendment thus allowing Bakke within the University.

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Defending the teachers side. Within a case between Plessy v. Ferguson the

tables turned. An article called Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) states that the issue was about Homer

Plessy who broke the Separate Car Act, which meant that whites would ride in one car and

people of color would ride in cars meant for people of color. Sadly, Plessy broke that law and

was arrested. From this issue comes the Separate but Equal. According to the dictionary from

US Legal the Separate but Equal Doctrine meant that it was alright to segregate someone due

to their race if they were a lower-rank and it would not go against the Fourteenth Amendment.

Another case that took place in 1857 with Dread Scott v. Sanford. The issue was

that Scott argued that he should be free due to the time he spent with Missouri; which the article

of the Dred Scott Case declared as the slave state. The court disagree with his opinion and said

that no black, free or slave, could claim U.S. citizenship. The reason for his response is

because people of color at the time were considered slaves but apart from that they were not just

people but property.

After hearing the two different cases for both sides, I believe the court would

decide on the pro side of dismissing Griffin because of her actions. The reason I believe and

decide on this side is because the cases are from older times when people were segregated and

now times have changed, therefore the cases cannot be compared to this case. We live in a world

where everyone is equal no matter the color of their skin because the color of their skin has

nothing to do with their knowledge nor their ancestors background and now with the 14th

Amendment it is a law. Apart from that as Brown v. Board of Education recalled that it violated

the Equal Rights Act.

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References

Foner, E., & Garraty, J. A. (1991). Dred Scott Case. Retrieved January 29, 2016

Landmark Cases of the U.S. Supreme Court. (n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016

Landmark Cases of the U.S. Supreme Court. (2012). Retrieved January 29, 2016

McBride, A. (2006, December). Brown v. Board of Education. Retrieved January 28, 2016

Separate but Equal Doctrine Law & Legal Definition. (2016). Retrieved January 29, 2016

Wormser, R. (2002). Plessy v. Ferguson. Retrieved January 29, 2016

14th Amendment. (n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016