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 / Gary M. Lavergne.

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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.
Marshall, Thurgood, > 1908-1993
Painter, Theophilus S. > (Theophilus Shickel), > 1889-1969
Sweatt, Heman Marion, > 1912-1982
University of Texas at Austin > History > 20th century.
University of Texas at Austin
1900-1999
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.
African American college students
African Americans
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc.
Race relations
Segregation in higher education
Texas > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Texas
Biographies
History
Trials, litigation, etc.

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Call Number: LC212.722.T4 L38 2010eb
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