Barron V. Baltimore Essay

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In 1833 in the case of Barron v. Baltimore, Barron’s boats were damaged when the city of Baltimore restricted the water supply and his boats could dock correctly. Barron sued the city and was compensated for the damage to his boats. Baltimore didn’t feel that they should have to pay as the restricted water supply helped the community, so they appealed the ruling in Supreme Court. The ruling was given that the U.S. Bill of Right was not able to be used in cases of the state government harming individuals, and Baltimore won the case (Vile, 2010, p. 38) The 14th Amendment would not be rectified for 35 years, as a response to cases much like Barron v. Baltimore. The reconstruction after the Civil War was a time of great change, the 39th Congress …show more content…
After the failed reconstruction of the south, African-Americans were targeted by state legislature through the implementation of laws that didn’t allow African-Americans equality or civil rights. Known as the “Jim Crow Era,” African-Americans where not allowed to vote through state laws that made it impossible for them to vote. Some of the laws stated that your grandfather had to be able to vote, you had to own property, and poll taxes. The U.S. Supreme Court legitimized a lot of these laws through cases such as Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 (Helicon 2015). Separate but equal was created and segregation was made possible. For 58 years there was segregation until 1954 in the case of Brown v. Board of Education. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that “Separate but Equal” was unconstitutional and made minority children feel inferior, because of this case there was a shift in laws that would eventually bring us to where we are today (Vile, 2010, pg. 54). We have had many African-Americans hold places of political significance such as, Jennette Bradley former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, Colin Powell former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and The President of the United States of America, President Barack Obama. This has affected my life as a Soldier and American because the decisions made by politicians affects all Americans whether they
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