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trying thirty get this issue before this
court get ruling Marshall stated In previous this
the of total exclusion Ne
facilities provided for Others he said In the
Mr. Marshall declared the issue of
crystal very begnning-At each stage
plainly deliberate attack being made the validity
segregation laws applied prevent Sweat from entering
the University of Texas"
Mr. Marshall denied attack segregation "as a
to the Attorney Texas whose brief contendd
t evidence to this time to subn
segregation because relying court decisions on
the equality" Jim Crow law school
Attorney Texas make certain called the
toner the trial courD the NAACP attorney
serted developed the point from Sweat that Sweat would
school, matter how equal the physical facilities
were, long as it was segregated"
Improved Facilities Called Irrelevant
Although the State the suit instituted
built separate school Negroes the NAAcP position that
these changed alter the fact that separate
legal education in itself unequal legal education
not privilege Mr. Marshall declared II
Is the foundation all constitutional rights
Texas spends millions of dollars year on public
education said that racial barriers should be
moved Schools and referred to "un
that there rational relationship between
raeial differences and public education
ecouned there segregation among lawyers
IN law libraries and in fact
activity profession Yet the statutes of that state
and white law students from attending classes
together.
Violence Threat Discounted
The threats Of violence constantly by
supporting the State of Texas
discounted by with the statement that "our rights
threat of what few unlawful people will do
When the white primary cases were before the courts he recalled
violence predicted Negroes permitted to vote No such
Negroes not only voting freely in Tie
part of the political machine though this had
going for hundred years"
Sweatts Individual Right At Stake
In rebua of the argument by Daniel Attorney General
Negroes content attend segregated schools
Marshall therefore spokesman for his the
NAAcP counsel questioned Mr. Daniels authority to undertake to
tell Negroes what's good for them"
segregation and isn't interested in segeea-
Sweat wants to the University
his constitutional right cannot be ond
toned the wishes of other citizen whether he be white
brown, other color"
Durham Of Dallas the NAACP National Legal
Committee arguing appeal
presented history undertook demonstrate II
inequality Of the legal education facilities offered Negroes In Texas
Mr. Daniel the state supported by First Assistant
Attorney General Joe r. Greenhl.
Eel aurin Case Parallels Sweat
Robert L. Carter NAACP assistant special counsel Amos
Tulsa member Of the Associations National Legal Com
mee presented argument McIaurin.
attending University Oklahoma graduate school
Paraeng the arguments advanced in the Sweat
they contended State has the enforce and
petuate distinctions based
declaration Mr. Carter asserted that he INC
educational advantages II he subject to rules
regulations upon
necessarily opportunity
Mr. Hall pointed Negro separate
signed especially them thus designated inferior to their
classmates
Oklahoma Says Segregation Assures Peace
Although he admitted that racial friction Is caused by
twenyfo Negro University
graduate schools Assistant Attorney
predicted that trouble" segregation
ended Oklahoma schools II segregation disturbed
he said confusion would result because tradition shows that
Ac arises" when people closely
Furthermore Mr. Hansen argued "a the coored schools would
be emped millions segregation
practices
argument Mr. Carter previous decisions holding
the peace order this court
use" involving the constitutional rights Of individual
individuals rights also important, fundamental"
financial considerations he said.
lAACP Joins In Railway Case
The NAAcP filed brief friend Of the in the
Elmer w. Henderson, involving the right Of Negroes equality Of
treatment in railway dining
As The Sweat McLaurn cases.
court In the Henderson the validity OF racial segregation
under the Constitution Of the United States
Howard McGrah arguing the behalf Justice Depart
inert declared that uch separation and standing
form of inequality and DISCRIMINATORY by
sitution and the Interstate Commerce Act
Calling the issue matter Of national Importance affecting
the lives Of millions Of Americans" court to
reexalne the oced separate equal doctrine as set forth in
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