1. Gong Lum v. Rice, No. 29, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, October 12, 1927, Submitted , November 21, 1927, Decided
OVERVIEW: A writ of mandamus to compel Mississippi school officials to allow a student of Chinese descent to attend an all-white school was properly reversed because the operation of separate school systems did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
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