Goss v. Board of Education of Knoxville

Jack Greenberg, New York City, for petitioners.

Harlan Dodson, Nashville, Tenn., and S. Frank Fowler, Knoxville, Tenn., for respondents.

Burke Marshall, Washington, D.C., for the United States, as amicus curiae.

Jack Petree, Memphis, Tenn., for Board of Education of Memphis City Schools, as amicus curiae.

Mr. Justice CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.