Archive for: precursors

Machree Gibson Wins Heman Sweatt Legacy Award

By Lynn Freehill

Just three generations have passed since UT was integrated, and the courageous ones who did the integrating are still active among us. Friday was a night to celebrate...

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Following the Precursors

By Jill Hokanson

In the six decades since Heman Sweatt—the first African American admitted to UT—walked through the doors of the law school, thousands of courageous and talented...