While not decided on June 5, the landmark case Sweatt v. Painter was argued and progressed during this time, laying groundwork for desegregation. Heman Marion Sweatt, a Black postal worker, was denied entry to the University of Texas Law School due to segregation. On June 5, the Court examined the \”separate but equal\” doctrine and found the alternative law school for Black students unequal. The eventual ruling (delivered later that month) declared that intangible factors—like reputation and networking—rendered segregated legal education unconstitutional, setting a precedent for Brown v. Board of Education (1954).
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