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

C. The separate Texas law school for African American students was equal to the University of Texas Law School.

Explanation:

in this famous case, the petitioner was refused admission to the state supported University of "Texas Law School" just because he is a Negro. And the state law forbids the admission of Negros to that law school. Instead he was offered admission to a separately established law school for the Negros. At the Texas trail court, it was established that the law school for the Negroes offered "privileges, advantages, and opportunities for the study of law substantially equivalent to those offered by the State to white students at the University of Texas" to the petitioner and denied mandamus to compel is admission to the "University of Texas Law school".

The correct answer is D) The separate Texas law school for African American students was not equal to the University of Texas Law School

Explanation:

Often described as a 'landmark' case, it holds a special history for the civil rights movement. Heman Marion Sweatt was an African-American who applied for a position at the University of Texas, Law school.

However, his admission was rejected simply based on his race. This resulted in a long court battle where the lower courts asked him to be admitted into a separate black law school. However, when the case reached the Supreme court, they ruled how different schools based on race within the same university are not equal and he was finally admitted into the University.