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Date:
April 12, 2017
Start:
4:30pm
End:
6:30pm
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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.