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[b]:  One  can  also  notice  the  similarities  between  the

            indifference of the High Courts of the Jim Crowe era and
            today’s High Courts.

            The Courts of that era remained silent as Jim Crowe laws
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            wreaked havoc on the Civil Rights freedoms of the 14
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            and 15  Amendments. Had they stood firm and acted to
            uphold  the  Constitution,  Jim  Crowe  could  have  been
            stopped  at  its  inception.  Similarly,  today’s  High  Courts

            have  thus  far  remained  silent  while  assaults  are  being
            levied on Free Speech and Expression, Religious Liberty,

            and the Right to Bear Arms.  These assaults are making a
            mockery out of America’s “Bill of Rights”.


            The consequences of the high court’s failures were that
            the  short-lived  rights  and  freedoms  of  former  slaves

            rapidly  collapsed  into  a  new  misery  of  indentured
            servitude.

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            Starting from the late 1870’s and extending into the 21
            century,  blacks  were  frequently  arrested  with  little

            cause. They were often given poor legal representation
            and  sentenced  to  years  of  forced  labor  that  was

            drenched  with  blood,  sweat  and  tears.  This  period
            enforced a new form of slavery. That condition has led

            to present-day conflicts seeking to drastically reform law
            enforcement  policies  and  procedures  for  policing  and
            arrest.



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