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Slaughter-House Cases
Louisiana created a partial monopoly of the slaughtering business and gave it to a company. Competitors argued that it created involuntary servitude. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The state of Louisiana enacted a law that required separate railcars. Homer Adolph Plessy sat down on one of the white railcars and refused to move. When he wouldn't move he was arrested. -
Hodges v. United States
The US Supreme Court decided to limit the actions that could be made under the 13th amendment. 3 white men had been convicted of conspiracing against black saw mill workers. The Supreme Court overturned the decision saying you can't arrest for conspiracies. -
Bailey v. Alabama
Bailey contracted to work on a farm for $12 a month. He quit after a month and didn't return an advanced payment of $15. He was soon arrested and had to serve 136 days of hard labor. It violated the 13th because it was involuntary servitude. -
Butler v. Perry
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Arver v. United States
The Supreme Court decided that conscription did not violate the 13th amendment. Arver believed that the army should become as strong as it can be. Even if that meant having people serve the US even if they didn't want to. The US upheld the Selective Service Act. -
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. US
The Heart of Atlanta Motel refused to let blacks stay in their rooms. Not only did it violate the 13th amendment but it also violated the Civil Rights Act. -
Katzenbach v. McClung
The owner of a barbeque shop also refused to feed blacks. The Court found that not serving blacks posed significant burdens. -
Jones v. Alfred H. Mayor Co.
A real estate company refused to let Jones purchase a house of his own. The court sided with Jones that no matter where the house is anybody should be able to buy it white or black. -
Palmer v. Thompson
The city of Jacksonville, Missouri had 5 pools. 4 pools were for the whites 1 was for blacks. The district court declared that this was unconstitutional so they shut down all the pools.
