Race and Citizenship: Legal Cases

Abstract: (6 pp). Everything changes. The legal system in the United States is not immune to change, particularly in the area of race relations, citizenship and its attending rights. Four historic legal cases reflect the attitudes of the courts: Dred Scott v Sandford (1857), Plessy v Ferguson (1895), Brown v Board of Education (1954), and Regent v Bakke. (1978).

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Subcatagory: Slavery, Racism & Civil Rights

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