Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education
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Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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| gptkbp:citation |
175 U.S. 528
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| gptkbp:date |
1899-12-18
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:docketNumber |
99
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| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Cumming_et_al._v._Board_of_Education_of_Richmond_County,_Georgia,_et_al.
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| gptkbp:heldBy |
The Supreme Court upheld the right of a local school board to close a black high school while keeping open a white high school, citing local control and financial constraints.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education
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| gptkbp:legalSubject |
racial segregation
public education |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Richmond_County,_Georgia
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| gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy |
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan
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| gptkbp:overruledBy |
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Plessy_v._Ferguson
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
segregation in United States schools
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| gptkbp:unanimousDecision |
true
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Justice_John_M._Harlan
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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