The U.S. Supreme Court decision Sweatt v Painter (1950) compelled the integration of _______.

Answer 1

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Sweatt v. Painter (1950) compelled the integration of law schools. The case involved Heman Marion Sweatt, an African American man who challenged the segregation of the University of Texas Law School, arguing that the separate law school for African Americans was inherently unequal. The Court ruled that the separate facilities were not equal and that segregation in public education violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, paving the way for greater integration in higher education.