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Before Brown: Heman Marion Sweatt, Thurgood Marshall, and the Long Road to Justice (Jess and Betty Jo Hay Series)
Before Brown Heman Marion Sweatt Thurgood Marshall and the Long Road to Justice - Jess and Betty Jo Hay Series
Author: Gary M. Lavergne
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 court, and the resulting case, Sweatt v. Painter, went to the...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780292722002
ISBN-10: 0292722001
Publication Date: 9/1/2010
Pages: 385
Edition: 1St Edition
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Publisher: University of Texas Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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