Question

which of the following supreme court decisions forced the university of texas to admit an african american student to its law school?
○ plessy v. ferguson
○ sweatt v. painter
○ brown v. board of education
○ brown v. plessy

Explanation:

• Plessy v. Ferguson established the "separate but equal" doctrine, which allowed racial segregation.
• Sweatt v. Painter (1950) ruled that the University of Texas' separate law school for Black students was unequal, forcing the university to admit Heman Sweatt, an African American student, to its main law school.
• Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned "separate but equal" for public K-12 schools, not specifically the UT law school.
• Brown v. Plessy is not a real Supreme Court case.

Answer:

Sweatt v. Painter