Supreme Court and racial segregation in the cold war mills
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Resumo: | This paper aims to describe American foreign-policy influences in the United States Supreme Court’s ruling Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), showing evidence that the Court took U. S. Government’s foreign-policy into account, although without textually mentioning it. Taking detailed analysis of two race related previous cases (Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1856 and Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896), we believe we are able to demonstrate that the 1954 Supreme Court’s motivation to overrule its binding precedents and to declare school segregation unconstitutional was directly influenced by United States foreign-policy interests to improve the country’s international image towards racial inclusion, opposing Soviet Union’s widely spread anti-American propaganda during the Cold War. In that context, relying on cases Briefs and Newspapers headlines from the 50’s, we claim that Brown case should not be reviewed only as a classic example of Supreme Court’s activism in counter-majoritarian context, but otherwise, the case could be understood as an example of government driven interests that pushed the Court to that decision. |
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Supreme Court and racial segregation in the cold war millsSuprema Corte e segregação racial nos moinhos da Guerra FriaJudicial reviewU. S. Supreme CourtRacial segregationCold WarJudicial activismControle de constitucionalidadeSuprema Corte norte-americanaSegregação racialGuerra FriaAtivismo judicialThis paper aims to describe American foreign-policy influences in the United States Supreme Court’s ruling Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), showing evidence that the Court took U. S. Government’s foreign-policy into account, although without textually mentioning it. Taking detailed analysis of two race related previous cases (Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1856 and Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896), we believe we are able to demonstrate that the 1954 Supreme Court’s motivation to overrule its binding precedents and to declare school segregation unconstitutional was directly influenced by United States foreign-policy interests to improve the country’s international image towards racial inclusion, opposing Soviet Union’s widely spread anti-American propaganda during the Cold War. In that context, relying on cases Briefs and Newspapers headlines from the 50’s, we claim that Brown case should not be reviewed only as a classic example of Supreme Court’s activism in counter-majoritarian context, but otherwise, the case could be understood as an example of government driven interests that pushed the Court to that decision.Este artigo investiga a influência da política externa norte-americana na Suprema Corte dos Estados Unidos da América no julgamento do caso Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, de 1954, buscando demonstrar a permeabilidade daquela Corte aos interesses da política externa norte-americana. Tomando como ponto de partida os argumentos em dois precedentes da Corte envolvendo questões de raça (casos Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1856 e Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896), defende-se que a mudança de entendimento da Corte – que resultou na declaração de inconstitucionalidade das leis de segregação racial nas escolas – tem como um de seus pilares a necessidade de melhoria da imagem dos Estados Unidos no plano internacional, inserida no contexto de Guerra Fria. Neste aspecto, o artigo busca contrapor a tradicional leitura de que o caso seria mostra exemplar do ativismo político da Corte, lançando a hipótese de que a atuação contramajoritária da Suprema Corte foi fortemente incentivada por setores do próprio governo, como demonstram peças processuais e notícias jornalísticas dos bastidores da decisão.Escola de Direito de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas2017-05-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.fgv.br/revdireitogv/article/view/68914Revista Direito GV; Vol. 13 No. 1 (2017): jan-abr. (26); 204-235Revista Direito GV; Vol. 13 Núm. 1 (2017): jan-abr. (26); 204-235Revista Direito GV; v. 13 n. 1 (2017): jan-abr. (26); 204-2352317-6172reponame:Revista Direito GVinstname:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)instacron:FGVporhttps://periodicos.fgv.br/revdireitogv/article/view/68914/66508Copyright (c) 2017 Revista Direito GVinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRomanelli, Sandro Luís Tomás BallandeTomio, Fabricio Ricardo de Limas2019-08-14T12:58:05Zoai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/68914Revistahttps://direitosp.fgv.br/publicacoes/revista/revista-direito-gvPRIhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revistadireitogv@fgv.br|| catarina.barbieri@fgv.br2317-61721808-2432opendoar:2019-08-14T12:58:05Revista Direito GV - Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)false |
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Supreme Court and racial segregation in the cold war mills Suprema Corte e segregação racial nos moinhos da Guerra Fria |
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Supreme Court and racial segregation in the cold war mills |
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Supreme Court and racial segregation in the cold war mills Romanelli, Sandro Luís Tomás Ballande Judicial review U. S. Supreme Court Racial segregation Cold War Judicial activism Controle de constitucionalidade Suprema Corte norte-americana Segregação racial Guerra Fria Ativismo judicial |
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Supreme Court and racial segregation in the cold war mills |
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Supreme Court and racial segregation in the cold war mills |
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Supreme Court and racial segregation in the cold war mills |
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Supreme Court and racial segregation in the cold war mills |
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Supreme Court and racial segregation in the cold war mills |
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Romanelli, Sandro Luís Tomás Ballande |
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Romanelli, Sandro Luís Tomás Ballande Tomio, Fabricio Ricardo de Limas |
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Tomio, Fabricio Ricardo de Limas |
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Romanelli, Sandro Luís Tomás Ballande Tomio, Fabricio Ricardo de Limas |
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Judicial review U. S. Supreme Court Racial segregation Cold War Judicial activism Controle de constitucionalidade Suprema Corte norte-americana Segregação racial Guerra Fria Ativismo judicial |
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Judicial review U. S. Supreme Court Racial segregation Cold War Judicial activism Controle de constitucionalidade Suprema Corte norte-americana Segregação racial Guerra Fria Ativismo judicial |
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This paper aims to describe American foreign-policy influences in the United States Supreme Court’s ruling Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), showing evidence that the Court took U. S. Government’s foreign-policy into account, although without textually mentioning it. Taking detailed analysis of two race related previous cases (Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1856 and Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896), we believe we are able to demonstrate that the 1954 Supreme Court’s motivation to overrule its binding precedents and to declare school segregation unconstitutional was directly influenced by United States foreign-policy interests to improve the country’s international image towards racial inclusion, opposing Soviet Union’s widely spread anti-American propaganda during the Cold War. In that context, relying on cases Briefs and Newspapers headlines from the 50’s, we claim that Brown case should not be reviewed only as a classic example of Supreme Court’s activism in counter-majoritarian context, but otherwise, the case could be understood as an example of government driven interests that pushed the Court to that decision. |
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