Events Calendar
Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights: 10th Anniversary Lecture Series on Freedom of Speech
- Date:
- April 12, 2017
- Start:
- 4:30pm
- End:
- 6:30pm
- Save to your calendar:
- iCalendar (.ics)
- Location:
- TNH 2.114 (Francis Auditorium)
- Event type:
- 04/12/2017
- For more info:
- Contact DDCE Communications Director, Leslie Blair, leslieblair@austin.utexas.edu
- On the web:
- http://tinyurl.com/HemanSweattLecture
Heman M. Sweatt applied for admission to The University of Texas Law School in 1946, but was denied admission on the basis of race. Mr. Sweatt, with the help and assistance of the NAACP, brought legal action against the university. In the landmark case, Sweatt v. Painter, The United States Supreme Court ruled that separate law school facilities could not provide a legal education equal to that available at The University of Texas Law School, one of the nation’s ranking law schools.
- Specific audiences:
- General public
- Sponsored by:
- Dean's Suite
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the sponsor listed above or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.