Before Brown : Heman Marion Sweatt, Thurgood Marshall, and the long road to justice

Before Brown : Heman Marion Sweatt, Thurgood Marshall, and the long road to justice /

On February 26, 1946, an African American from Houston applied for admission to the University of Texas School of Law. Although he met all of the school's academic qualifications, Heman Marion Sweatt was denied admission because he was black. He challenged the university's decision in cour...

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Main Author: Lavergne, Gary M., 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2010
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Jess and Betty Jo Hay series.
Subjects:
Sweatt, Heman Marion, > 1912-1982.
Sweatt, Heman Marion, > 1912-1982 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Painter, Theophilus S. > (Theophilus Shickel), > 1889-1969 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Marshall, Thurgood, > 1908-1993.
University of Texas at Austin > History > 20th century.
Segregation in higher education > Texas > History > 20th century.
African American college students > Texas > Biography.
African Americans > Texas > Biography.
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > Texas > History > 20th century.
Texas > Race relations > History > 20th century.
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