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Roy Coleman Archer

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Roy Coleman Archer

Birth
Evant, Coryell County, Texas, USA
Death
29 Oct 1973 (aged 83)
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
Burial
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section B
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Roy C. Archer was the Presiding Judge of the 126th District Court of Travis County, Texas in 1947 when the trial of SWEATT v PAINTER took place in Austin, TX. The case went on to the US Supreme Court and the Court ruled that the University of Texas had to admit Heman Marion Sweatt to the Law School.
Roy C. Archer was the Presiding Judge of the 126th District Court of Travis County, Texas in 1947 when the trial of SWEATT v PAINTER took place in Austin, TX. The case went on to the US Supreme Court and the Court ruled that the University of Texas had to admit Heman Marion Sweatt to the Law School.


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