He would have faced strong opposition from other political figure heads who were against the expansion of the rights of African Americans, making his Presidency much more challenging that it already was.
The majority opinion in the case Plessy vs. Ferguson was written by Supreme Court justice Henry Brown. In this opinion, he wrote that the Jim Crow laws that segregated blacks and whites in society did not violate the 14th amendment.
In his argument, he discussed how the 14th amendment and the equal protection clause were focused on creating legal equality. In this case, Plessy had the chance to sit in a rail car of equal quality. This helped to develop the concept of "separate but equal" which would be used in American society for the next 6 decades.
<span>The environmental factors should be considered first and foremost. While the potential job prospects would be beneficial but their benefits are not as important as the other factor With the environmental dangers you have to consider the long term and short term effects it will have. If the representative from the company is to be believed the new drill site will help decrease pollution across the area and create a safer environment for the current generation and future generations. If the drill site is indeed dangerous, everyone in the town is at risk off being hurt by hazardous materials. The safety of the citizens is more important than creating jobs.</span>
He was a white Massachusetts abolitionist & suffragist. He & Isaac Knapp created the newspaper "The Liberator" which aided in the abolition of slavery. He later in life created The American Anti-Slavery Society.
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