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Question 10 • Virginia and US History

Which of these Supreme Court decisions forced the University of Texas to admit an African American student to its law school?

Answer
A
Plessy v. Ferguson
B
Sweatt v. Painter
C
Brown v. Plessy
D
Brown v. Board of Education

Explanation

In Sweatt v. Painter (1950), the Supreme Court ruled that the University of Texas could not keep Heman Marion Sweatt, an African American applicant, out of its law school. The separate law school Texas had created for Black students was not equal, so the Court required Sweatt’s admission. The correct choice is Sweatt v. Painter.

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