Mock Trail: Plessy vs. Ferguson

 Good afternoon. Today, I want to address the impact of our economy and how the separate but equal doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson adversely affects it.

Consider the costs associated with maintaining separate facilities—water fountains, schools, train cars, and more. Now, double that expense. This clearly illustrates the financial burden of enforcing these misguided “equal” policies. Taxpayers contribute significantly to provide quality education for their children. However, if we divide that funding in half due to segregation, only a fraction goes toward children's schooling, transportation, and basic amenities. This leads to a bland lifestyle, where we are unable to progress due to lack of funds that are needed to bring society into the future.

Maintaining Jim Crow laws and segregation is a costly endeavor for the federal government. Things such as schooling would be less pricey due to you not having to fund two separate schools, staffs and recourses. The quality and accessibility of public transportation like buses, trains, ferries, would also improve significantly if we eliminated the need to pay for two systems. By integrating our schools and public services, we could redirect those savings towards enhancing military funding and other essential services.

Segregation doubles federal expenditures on schools, restrooms, water fountains, public transport, and staffing. Integration would not only save money but also strengthen our nation's economic standing. Our primary focus should be on providing a quality education for all children. We must not allow divisions to deprive any child, especially African American children, of their right to a lawful and exceptional education. To move into the future we must allow for our economy to progress and with this we must allow segregation to come to an end