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What did the Supreme Court decide in Sweatt v. Painter? The order to segregate Texas graduate schools was constitutional. The order to desegregate Texas graduate schools was unconstitutional. The separate Texas law school for African American students was equal to the University of Texas Law School. The separate Texas law school for African American students was not equal to the University of Texas Law School. Mark this and return Save and Exit Noxt Submit

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The separate Texas law school for African American students was not equal to the University of Texas Law School.

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The question is about the decision made by by the Supreme Court in of Sweatt v. Painter. This case was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court where the court ruled that "separate but equal" facilities are not equal. The case was brought by Heman Sweatt, an African American man who was denied admission to the University of Texas Law School because of his race. The Supreme Court decided that the separate Texas law school for African American students was not equal to the University of Texas Law School, thus ruling in favor of Sweatt. This decision was a significant step towards the end of racial segregation in the United States.