The Supreme Court said in Norwood v. Harrison (1973): Racial discrimination in state-operated schools is barred by the Constitution and "[i]t is also axiomatic

The Supreme Court said in Norwood v. Harrison (1973): Racial discrimination in state-operated schools is barred by the Constitution and "[i]t is also axiomatic that a state may not induce, encourage or promote private persons to accomplish what it is constitutionally forbidden to accomplish." Lee v. Macon County Board of Education, 267 F. Supp. 458, 475-476 (MD Ala. 1967).