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still shot from the documentary, The Strange Demise of Jim Crow
NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall argued the Sweatt v. Painter case before the Supreme Court.
On June 5, 1950, the Supreme Court ruled that the University of Texas must admit Heman Marion Sweatt to law school and that similar state universities must also admit blacks to their graduate programs.
In the summer of 1950, Horace Heath enrolled in the graduate school for government and John Chase enrolled in the architecture program at the University of Texas. Heman Marion Sweatt entered law school at the University of Texas in the fall of 1950.
The Sweatt v. Painter decision set a precedent for further action by the NAACP in school desegregation cases.we would be grateful to hear your personal stories, suggestions and comments