Civil Rights: Plessy v Ferguson

FromCivics 101

Start listening View podcast show

Civil Rights: Plessy v Ferguson

FromCivics 101

ratings:

Length:

21 minutes

Released:

Jun 1, 2021

Format:

Podcast episode

Description

Today in our series on civil rights Supreme Court cases, we examine the anticanon decision of Plessy v Ferguson. Steven Luxenberg, Kenneth Mack, Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson walk us through the story of Homer Plessy, the Separate Car Act of 1890, an infamous opinion and a famous dissent.

Released:

Jun 1, 2021

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What's the difference between the House and the Senate? How do congressional investigations work? What is Federalist X actually about? Civics 101 is the podcast refresher course on the basics of how our democracy works.

Skip carousel

The White House Press Secretary: The tricky middle ground between press and president. by Civics 101
15 min listen
Police: What's the role of Police in our government? by Civics 101
19 min listen
Midterm Edition: State and Local Elections: The down-ballot offices that hold the reigns of your day-to-day life. by Civics 101
22 min listen
The Draft: Selective service, conscientious objection, and our American history of military conscription. by Civics 101
20 min listen
Tariffs: The history of and rationale for (or for not) taxing goods that enter our country. by Civics 101
17 min listen
Freedom of Information Act: If you want to get your hands on government documents, there's a law for that. by Civics 101
15 min listen
IRL 1 - Free Speech in Schools: From Tinker to Frederick : Four Supreme Court cases on free speech in public schools. by Civics 101
25 min listen
The National Guard: What does the National Guard do? Who "calls it in?" by Civics 101
19 min listen
Contest Winner: Unconventional: A radio drama about the constitutional convention, by Adia Samba-Quee by Civics 101
22 min listen
The Death Penalty: The history, and possible future, of government-sanctioned killings by Civics 101
19 min listen
Episode 118: Presidential Transitions: What happens when one president leaves office and another one enters? by Civics 101
19 min listen
Infrastructure – Water!: What is the story of public water in the United States? by Civics 101
17 min listen
NASA: Space! The final frontier... for civics? by Civics 101
18 min listen
National Institutes of Health (NIH): From fighting cancer to exploring the human genome, here's how your taxpayer dollars fund medical science. by Civics 101
14 min listen
Life Stages: Death: Or How I Stopped Grieving and Learned to Love Bureaucracy by Civics 101
29 min listen
IRL2: The Flag and the Pledge: The history of the American flag and the Pledge of Allegiance. Also, four Supreme Court cases about the flag and free speech. by Civics 101
28 min listen
The Federal Register: The most important government document you've never heard of. by Civics 101
11 min listen
Midterm Edition: 5 Things to Know about the Midterms: A primer on the most important exercise in democracy that you never cared about. by Civics 101
21 min listen
Starter Kit: Federalism: One big government and the fifty little governments that comprise it. by Civics 101
24 min listen
ICE: What role does ICE play in immigration policy? by Civics 101
18 min listen
The Affordable Care Act: Obama's signature healthcare law tried to overhaul American health care. Did it work? by Civics 101
18 min listen
Founding Documents: Magna Carta: The obscure English parchment that has nothing -- and everything -- to do with our idea of freedom. by Civics 101
28 min listen
Founding Documents: Declaration of Independence: The shortest document with the biggest possible job. by Civics 101
27 min listen
Midterm Edition: Campaigning: Shaking Hands, Kissing Babies and Capitalizing on Disillusionment by Civics 101
29 min listen
Life Stages: School: How the government and schools have danced together for 400 years. And do you have to even go? by Civics 101
31 min listen
Starter Kit: How A Bill (really) Becomes a Law: 4% of bills become laws. 90% die in committee. Here's why. by Civics 101
25 min listen
Founding Documents: Bill of Rights: A "nauseous project" becomes a bulwark of liberty. by Civics 101
24 min listen
Midterm Edition: Propositions: A stark look at the pros and cons of direct democracy. by Civics 101
26 min listen
Midterm Edition: House v Senate: What's the difference? by Civics 101
25 min listen
Census: It's about people, money and power. by Civics 101
19 min listen

More Episodes from Civics 101

Skip carousel

Defamation, Libel, and Dominion, Oh My!: Today we explain all the legalities surrounding the Dominion v Fox News lawsuit. We break down defamation, slander, libel, discovery, actual malice, and what this settlement means. by Civics 101
28 min listen
US vs: Freedom: How free IS the land of the free? We talk with the co-author of the Human Freedom Index, Ian Vasquez, about how we rank in our measure of liberty. Then we do a deep dive into Freedom of the Press with Jenifer Whitten-Woodring, co-author of the Historical Guide to World Media Freedom: A Country-by-Country Analysis. by Civics 101
25 min listen
How Do Indictments and Grand Juries Work?: Today we go through the definitions and processes involved in the recent indictment of Donald Trump. We explain grand juries, indictment, arraignment, extradition, the role of the DA, and the constitutionality of charging a former president with a crime. by Civics 101
22 min listen
Jury Duty: What To Expect When You Get That Summons: Do the reasons some people want to avoid jury duty have merit? Why is jury duty so important? And what should you expect with you get summoned to serve? by Civics 101
43 min listen
Who Writes Bills?: Who writes most bills in Congress? What are they really about? And how do special interest groups factor into all this? by Civics 101
24 min listen
Paying Income Taxes: Our income tax system was modeled on the idea of everyone paying their "fair share." But in practice? by Civics 101
38 min listen
A Primary Battle: For decades, one state has had the privilege of going first in the presidential primary process. Now, that state is losing its grip. by Civics 101
42 min listen
Who owns the sky?: Our friends from Outside/In bring the story of property rights in air and space. by Civics 101
36 min listen
The 2008 Financial Crisis Explained: Millions lost their homes, giant institutions collapsed and a global recession began. This is the story of what the American government did about it. by Civics 101
56 min listen
Why Do We Have an Income Tax?: Most Americans need help to file our tax return each year - about 90% of people use technology like Turbo Tax, or hire a human tax preparer. Why does it feel like it takes a degree in accounting, or the money to pay someone with a degree, or computer software, just to comply with the law? by Civics 101
39 min listen
What's Up With The Space Force?: What does the U.S. Space Force do, and why was the nation's newest military branch created? by Civics 101
39 min listen
The Government and Housing: Policy: How the federal government used policy to segregate housing. by Civics 101
25 min listen
The Government and Housing: One City's Story: Housing policy, space and political power in Atlanta, Georgia. by Civics 101
34 min listen
Federal Courts: Muhammad Ali and the Draft: The last of our series on famous federal court trials, US v Cassius Clay was a polarizing case about conscientious objection, protest, celebrity, and the unique line athletes are told to walk when it comes to political speech. by Civics 101
39 min listen
The Last State To Hold Out Against Martin Luther King Jr. Day: The ugly and inspiring story of what it took for all of America to honor a singular Black life. by Civics 101
57 min listen
The Life of a Political Operative: An excerpt from a live conversation with Huma Abedin, top aide and advisor to Hillary Clinton. by Civics 101
30 min listen
The Lavender Scare: The Cold War hysteria over communism was known as the Red Scare. But what was the Lavender Scare? We dig into that in this week's episode. by Civics 101
42 min listen
Holidays: There may be only 12 federal holidays, but we come up with hundreds of reasons to celebrate. by Civics 101
26 min listen
Is Santa a Criminal?: In an uncharacteristic wash of holiday cheer, today we investigate how the actions of Santa could be interpreted in a court of law. by Civics 101
23 min listen
The President & The 25th Amendment: What happens when a president is no longer able to do the job? by Civics 101
26 min listen
Who gets to run for president?: What does the Constitution say about who is allowed to be president? by Civics 101
21 min listen
Propaganda: What is propaganda? How is it different from persuasion? And how has the US government used it, from the revolution to WWI to now? by Civics 101
29 min listen
Post-Presidency Perks: A cushy lifetime parting gift. by Civics 101
31 min listen
The White House Press Corps & The Press Secretary: What's the deal with all those reporters in the White House? And what's the job of White House Press Secretary all about? by Civics 101
41 min listen
Are We A Democracy? Or Are We A Republic?: There's a complaint we get pretty often around here, that our tagline contains the word "democracy," but the United States is *actually* a republic. So...do we need to make a change? by Civics 101
24 min listen
American Myths Part Two: Progress: The three myths that tell us how things are going to be for each and every American. by Civics 101
22 min listen
American Myths Part One: Origins: Four myths that we handpicked for our origin story. by Civics 101
37 min listen
Host v Host: A Trivia Battle of Wits: Nick and Hannah face up against their greatest fear: whether they've learned anything hosting this show. by Civics 101
39 min listen
Civics 101 Presents: Future Hindsight on the Asian American Vote: A conversation about civic life and stereotypes as Asian American in the U.S. from our friends at Future Hindsight. by Civics 101
38 min listen

Related podcast episodes

Skip carousel

Civil Rights: Brown v Board of Education of Topeka: Perhaps the most landmark of them all by Civics 101
29 min listen
Civil Rights: Korematsu v United States: Is it Constitutional for the government to intern American citizens without due process of law? In 1944, SCOTUS said yes. by Civics 101
31 min listen
Civil Rights: Obergefell v Hodges: The case that made marriage marriage. by Civics 101
33 min listen
Right to Privacy: Roe v Wade: The controversial case you think you know. by Civics 101
30 min listen
Civil Rights: Loving v Virginia: How Mildred and Richard Loving made their marriage their right. by Civics 101
33 min listen
Founding Documents: Declaration of Independence: The shortest document with the biggest possible job. by Civics 101
27 min listen
Japanese American Internment: In 1942, FDR authorized the removal and relocation of anyone in certain military areas. The result? The incarceration of over 120,000 people of Japanese heritage. by Civics 101
29 min listen
The Chinese Exclusion Act: Between 1882 and 1965, the vast majority of would-be Chinese immigrants were banned from the U.S.. by Civics 101
25 min listen
19th Amendment: Part 1: How did the Nineteenth Amendment come to pass, and how did key players of the suffrage movement dictate how that story would be remembered? by Civics 101
24 min listen
Founding Documents: Articles of Confederation: So you've declared independence. Now what? by Civics 101
21 min listen
Founding Documents: The Constitution: A summer of grimy compromise. by Civics 101
37 min listen
Posse Comitatus: The idea is to draw the line between military and police, but what happens when that line gets blurred? by Civics 101
19 min listen
Civil Rights: Dred Scott v Sandford: The anticanon case that had to be undone through Constitutional amendment. by Civics 101
28 min listen
How Hurricanes Work: Hurricanes are perhaps the most destructive force of nature we have to deal with here on Earth. When a mind-boggling number of factors all fall into place just right, the outcome can be an enormous system of storms that is as awesome as it is powerful. by Stuff You Should Know
53 min listen
Right to Privacy: Mapp v Ohio: Crooked cops, a bomb, Don King, this Fourth Amendment case has it ALL. by Civics 101
17 min listen
Short Stuff: What is Latinx anyway?: We love to keep up with the current terminology for groups of people. Learn about the origin of Latinx today. by Stuff You Should Know
13 min listen
SYSK Selects: How Bigfoot Works: For centuries North American tribes have told stories of a hairy wild giant in the wilderness, and once Europeans arrived they claimed to see it, too. Chuck and Josh examine the claims of believers and the rebuttals of skeptics in this evenhanded episode from the SYSK archives. by Stuff You Should Know
34 min listen
Declaring War: Who has the power to take the United States to war, and how has the definition of war changed over time? by Civics 101
21 min listen
What Will Farming 4.0 Look Like?: The human population is expected to increase by a couple billion people in the next 30 years and those who are paying attention are wondering exactly how we’ll feed all those extra mouths. Will going high tech or getting back to nature save us? by Stuff You Should Know
49 min listen
Peanuts (the comic) Part I by Stuff You Should Know
45 min listen
WORK: Henry David Thoreau on Making a Meaningful Living by The Next Big Idea
52 min listen
What is NATO?: How does a security alliance between dozens of countries with different governments, interests, and military power, even work? And why does NATO exist in the first place? by Civics 101
33 min listen
The Tale of the Cowboy Philosopher by Hidden Brain
49 min listen
Founding Documents: The Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers: The all-out op-ed battle over the U.S. Constitution. by Civics 101
28 min listen
SYSK Selects: How the Rosetta Stone Works: Sometimes providence smiles on historians. Thus is the case with the Rosetta stone, an ancient Egyptian tablet that served as the key for unlocking hieroglyphics, lost to time for a millennia. In this classic episode, learn about the international intrigue, rivalry to translate it and the luck that led to the founding of Egyptology. by Stuff You Should Know
37 min listen
Can quicksand kill you?: In many films, hapless characters meet their untimely demise in a lethal pit of quicksand. It's a gruesome, undignified end -- but is it realistic? Josh and Chuck tackle the properties of quicksand -- and how to escape it -- in this episode. by Stuff You Should Know
26 min listen
The Real How Jack the Ripper Worked: In this Halloween episode, Josh and Chuck go way back to late 19th century London to examine the grisly details of the Jack the Ripper murders. They also discuss Ripperology, Jack the Ripper suspects and theories, and the legacy of the murders. by Stuff You Should Know
40 min listen
Selects: How Auto-Tune Works: What began as a challenge to an oil engineer to make a terrible singer into a pitch-perfect one, Auto-Tune has become a ubiquitous (and, to many, obnoxious) part of the musical soundscape. Learn more in this classic episode. by Stuff You Should Know
54 min listen
Held v Montana: the young people fighting for the climate in court: Dharna Noor reports on the 16 young people taking on the state of Montana in a historic climate case. What could it mean if the plaintiffs are successful? by Today in Focus
30 min listen
Fundamentalism: Menace II Society by Stuff You Should Know
58 min listen

Discover this podcast and so much more

Civil Rights: Plessy v Ferguson

Civil Rights: Plessy v Ferguson

Description

Titles in the series (100)

More Episodes from Civics 101

Related podcast episodes