Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education | |
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Argued October 30, 1899 Decided December 18, 1899 | |
Full case name | J. W. Cumming, James S. Harper, and John C. Ladeveze, Plaintiffs in Error, v. County Board of Education of Richmond County, State of Georgia |
Citations | 175 U.S. 528 (more) 20 S. Ct. 197; 44 L. Ed. 262; 1899 U.S. LEXIS 1580 |
Holding | |
The Richmond County tax, which supported high schools open to only white students, was legal. The city was allowed to determine the allocation of funds. Federal interference was justified only if local authorities disregarded constitutional rights. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Harlan, joined by unanimous |
Overruled by | |
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) |
Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education, 175 U.S. 528 (1899), ("Richmond") was a class action suit decided by the Supreme Court of the United States.[1] It is a landmark case, in that it sanctioned de jure segregation of races in American schools. The decision was overruled by Brown v. Board of Education (1954).[2]