Role of the United States Supreme Court in obtaining equality for Blacks during Reconstruction

The role played by the United States' Supreme Court in obtaining equality for Black Americans was one of immense stature. The Supreme Court is the court that can only consider federal questions, or anything to do with federal law. Since obtaining equality for Blacks was such a trivial process and the legislation that was involved was open to much interpretation, much responsibility rested with the Supreme Court from 1896 to 1996 in determining what rights Blacks should …

…of new precedents being set resulted in more opportunities for Black's to challenge all that suppressed them as a race and slowly but surely allowed them to mine their way through all those years of discrimination to a standing of equality with whites. Not only has their struggle benefited the quality of their life, but other minorities have felt the positive affects of living in a "land of the free." <Tab/>