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Territorial Cases. Judge Woodward:1807 . Denison v Tucker: slaves returned to Tucker who was deemed to be lawful master of the Denisons In Matter of Richard Pattinson: Woodward decided not to return fugitive slaves Two cases demonstrate conflict between what was viewed as the immorality of slavery and an obligation to and interpretation of the laws.
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1. Michigan Supreme Court Territorial Times to the 1950s: Decisions Affecting African Americans
2. Territorial Cases
3. Judge Woodward:1807 Denison v Tucker: slaves returned to Tucker who was deemed to be lawful master of the Denisons
In Matter of Richard Pattinson: Woodward decided not to return fugitive slaves
Two cases demonstrate conflict between what was viewed as the immorality of slavery and an obligation to and interpretation of the laws
4. Voting Gordon v Farrar: Supreme Court found that voting was exclusive to white males, 1844
People v Dean: Justices Campbell, Cooley and Christiancy defined white as less than ź African blood
Hedgeman v Board of Registration: Court held that free blacks were not citizens
5. Education Workman v Detroit Board of Education, 1869
Separate but Equal Doctrine dismissed
Public school admission based on race ruled illegal
1871: William W. Ferguson first African American admitted to Detroit Public School system
Legal victory without practical application, schools continued to be segregated
6. Public Accommodations Day v Owen, 1858
Ferguson v Gies, 1890
Bolden v Grand Rapids Operating Corp, 1927
7. Day v Owen, 1858 Denied passage on a steamer from Detroit to Toledo
Sued for damages
Court ruled that ultimately the defendant had the right to decide who would ride on his steamer
8. Ferguson v Gies, 1890 Came after Civil Rights legislation, Act 130
Counteracted ideology of Day v Owen
In Michigan, there must be absolute, unconditional equality of White and Colored before the Law-Justice Morse
Prominent African American representation
9. Bolden v Grand Rapids Operating Corp, 1927 Gave African Americans right to sue for damages if discriminated against
Michigans Civil Rights Statute was found to be constitutional exercise of the states police powers
10. William W. Ferguson Prominent Detroit business owner of a printing company
Became a lawyer in 1897
First African American elected to Michigan Legislature
11. D. Augustus Straker African-American lawyer from the Bahamas, represented Ferguson
One of the first minorities to argue before the Michigan Supreme Court
Included in 1900 time capsule that was recently opened
12. Restrictive Covenants Most commonly, refusing housing based on racial restrictions
Parmalee v Morris,1922: upheld racially restrictive covenants
Sipes v McGhee, 1947: Led to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that states could not enforce racially restrictive covenants
13. Ramifications The Michigan Supreme Court made powerful decisions, promoting change or maintaining the status quo, and whether positive or negative the Court has an undeniable impact on our lives. The cases chosen represent medley of the Courts work
Historically, the Court reflected the conservative beliefs of Midwestern Michigan society