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Shameful or Ignored Supreme Court Cases
Resource 9 . 2
10 minutes

Gong Lum v. Rice

Seth J. Chandler

1. This case is generally read to uphold the ability of states to classify people by race as they see fit. Do you think there are any limits? Should there be?

Supreme Court of the United States
275 U.S. 78, 72 L. Ed. 172, 48 S. Ct. 91, 1927 U.S. LEXIS 256, SCDB 1927-006
No. 29
1927-11-21

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