Statements (86)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:court_cases |
| gptkbp:area |
gptkb:education
|
| gptkbp:case_number |
gptkb:No._44
appealed from lower court involved racial discrimination in education No. A-1 |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
unanimous decision
influenced public opinion on segregation ruled against segregation unconstitutional segregation victory for Sweatt majority opinion by Justice Hugo Black influenced desegregation efforts ruled that separate law schools were inherently unequal |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
first major victory for civil rights advocates
|
| gptkbp:case_types |
civil rights case
focused on educational inequality |
| gptkbp:community_impact |
challenged racial discrimination
|
| gptkbp:consequences |
influenced future desegregation cases
|
| gptkbp:court |
state supreme court
state court |
| gptkbp:date |
December 1950
|
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Texas
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States 1950-12-11 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:none
|
| gptkbp:doctrine |
separate but equal doctrine
|
| gptkbp:education_system |
higher education in the United States
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
June 5, 1950
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
post-World War II America |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
paved the way for desegregation
pivotal in the fight against segregation |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sweatt v. Painter
|
| gptkbp:impact |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
challenged segregation laws |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Plessy_v._Ferguson
gptkb:NAACP |
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:University_of_Texas
gptkb:Heman_Marion_Sweatt Heman Marion Sweatt, The University of Texas |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
cited in future cases
Sweatt v. Painter, 339 U. S. 629 (1950) 339 U. S. 629 |
| gptkbp:is_countered_by |
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
|
| gptkbp:issues |
segregation in higher education
|
| gptkbp:judged_by |
reversed lower court decision
|
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter
|
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Supreme Court review
|
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Texas
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
remains a key case in civil rights history
|
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
invalidated segregation policies
set a precedent for future rulings. |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
gptkb:University_of_Texas_Law_School
equal access to education separate but equal doctrine racial segregation in education Racial segregation in education |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
equal educational opportunities
affirmed right to equal education |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:14th_Amendment |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Texas
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
increased awareness of racial inequality
Unanimous decision against segregation ruled in favor of Sweatt |
| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
Equal Protection Clause equal protection under the law subsequent civil rights cases established legal standards for equality affirmed the need for equal facilities |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Tom_C._Clark
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education |
| gptkbp:resolution |
resolved issues of segregation
|
| gptkbp:significance |
set precedent for future cases
landmark case in civil rights landmark case for civil rights important for civil rights law Precedent for Brown v. Board of Education |
| gptkbp:year |
1950
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Texas_Southern_University
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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