Three Supreme Court Cases

Donald L. Hicks said,"My race is not a better race, it is simply a different race.” Having judgment purely based on someones actions and not their skin color has been a soft spot in the United States for quite some time. Moreover, many cases have ended in favor of one side rather than the other purely because of race. The three cases being discussed all ended in the same ruling, held. Many Supreme Court cases have been judged regarding civil rights: Shelley vs. Kraemer, Loving vs. Virginia, and Swann vs. Charlotte Mecklenberg Board of Education. Shelley vs. Kraemer was the earliest of the three cases to happen. The argument was that Shelley(a black man) wanted to buy a property in a neighborhood, however he was unable to do so because of his race. Thirty out of thirty-nine of the property owners in the neighborhood voted on a restrictive covenant, restricting blacks from purchasing a property in the neighborhood. By the same token, Kraemer sued Shelley saying that he was violating the covenant. The case eventually made it to the Supreme Court in which the judgment was held. As a result, the court expanded the prohibition against this type of covenant to both public and private discrimination.This case did hit key points of discrimination, yet it was an early case so it did not accomplish …show more content…
Virginia became another upset. Moreover, Virginia passed an act restricting whites and blacks from intermarrying. This was purely meant to keep whites and blacks as separated as possible, an ignorant ploy, making it a legality to do so. Accordingly, there were complaints against this act, however the courts response is not immediate. Whenever it made it to the Supreme Court, the courts decision was held. The court ruled that the act was improper because any persons could break the law, purely because of their race. This case prevented a furthering of segregation, however it could not push farther than that(Loving vs.