Which court case addressed racial segregation in Texas education?

The court case that addressed racial segregation in Texas education is Sweatt v. Painter. This landmark decision was pivotal in the fight against segregation in the United States. The case involved Heman Marion Sweatt, an African American man who applied to the University of Texas Law School but was denied admission due to his race. The university argued that it had established a separate but allegedly equal law school for black students.

The U.S. Supreme Court ultimately ruled in favor of Sweatt, stating that the separate law school was not equal to the University of Texas Law School. This case highlighted that the segregation of public education creates inherent inequalities and set a significant precedent for later cases aimed at dismantling racial segregation, including the infamous Brown v. Board of Education. Sweatt v. Painter was indeed a crucial stepping-stone in the momentum toward ending segregation in education in Texas and across the nation.