Rice v.
Gong Lum, 139 Miss. 760 (1925)
nUnder section 207 of the Constitution of 1890, providing that there shall be separate schools for the while and colored races, the term “white race” as used therein is limited to the Caucasian race, and the term “colored races” is used in contradistinction of the white race, and embraces all other races.
nThe dominant purpose of the Constitution in providing for separation of the races was to preserve the purity and integrity of the white race and prevent amalgamation, and to preserve, as far as possible, the social systems of race segregation.