Image of Heman Sweatt with his wife, Constantine, on the steps of

Heman Sweatt with his wife, Constantine, on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sweatt...

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Image title: Heman Sweatt with his wife, Constantine, on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sweatt v. Painter lawsuit was first filed in 1947, when Sweatt was denied admission to The University of Texas School of Law on the basis of race. In June 1950, Supreme Court decided that students were not offered an equal quality law education in the state of Texas, and as a result UT would have to admit qualified black applicants
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Image description: Heman Sweatt with his wife, Constantine, on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sweatt v. Painter lawsuit was first filed in 1947, when Sweatt was denied admission to The University of Texas School of Law on the basis of race. In June 1950, Supreme Court decided that students were not offered an equal quality law education in the state of Texas, and as a result UT would have to admit qualified black applicants
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Large	1954 × 3000 px	165 × 254 mm	1.1 MB
Medium	667 × 1024 px	56 × 87 mm	306 KB

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