Berea College v. Kentucky
United States Supreme Court
211 U.S. 45 (1908)
Relevant factsFree
Kentucky (plaintiff) enacted a law barring people, corporations, and associations from operating racially integrated colleges; Berea College (defendant), a private corporation, was convicted and fined for violating the law by admitting both Black and white students. The trial court upheld the state's authority over corporate-operated schools in full, and Berea appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
IssueFree
Whether a state may constitutionally prohibit a private corporation it has chartered from operating a racially integrated school.
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