Jacob Myers
BLR 222WI
9/29/2018
Beria College v. Kentucky
A. NAME OF CASE
BERIA COLLEGE, Plaintiff-Intervenor vs. KENTUCKY, Appellant; BERIA COLLEGE, Appellant v. KENTUCKY
B. FACTS
Berea, a private college residing in Kentucky allowed the education institution to educate both blacks
and whites. Stati..ng, “God has made of one blood all the peoples of the earth.” Once found guilty they
were fined $1000 for allowing blacks and whites to educate together in one university. This was later
taken to the supreme court as Berea believed that the state of Kentucky violated the 14th amendment,
C. ISSUE
Should people of all races be able to attend the same university? Did Kentucky violate the 14th
amendment?
E. RATIONALE
The supreme court other than Justice Harlan and Day agreed that the 14th amendment was not violated
by the Kentucky law.
F. SENTENCE SETTING FORTH THE ESSENCE OF THE COURT’S DECISION
With the supreme court in agreeing that the 14th amendment law was not violated, Beria College ended
up paying the one-thousand dollars in fees. After this case, it forced the segregation between everything