Heman Sweatt attends class
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Title
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Heman Sweatt attends class
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Description
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Heman Sweatt became the first African American student to attend the University of Texas in 1950. His case, Sweatt v. Painter, brought early legal success to the NAACP in Texas after the Supreme Court declared the "separate but equal" doctrine UT tried to enforce did not give black law students the same educational opportunities as whites. However, this success was short-lived. Years later, the NAACP would battle the courts again over the desegregation of primary and secondary schools.
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Subject
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The first African American admitted to the University of Texas, Heman Sweatt, takes notes in class.
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Source
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Virginia Cumberbatch, "A Dignified Response: Heman Marion Sweatt." As We Saw It: The Story of Integration at the University of Texas at Austin. Last modified June 1, 2014. http://ddce.utexas.edu/integration/2014/06/a-dignified-response-heman-marion-sweatt/
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Publisher
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Division of Diversity and Community Engagement - The University of Texas at Austin
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Date
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1950-09
