jun 5, 1950 - Sweatt v. Painter

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Sweatt, an African American, applied to the University of Texas Law School and was denied admission because of his race
The trial went all the way up to the Supreme Court, which ruled that the Equal Protection Clause required Sweatt to be admitted because the “law school for Negroes”(opened after the civil suit) would have hindered his education and prestige after graduating

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