Heman Marion Sweatt

Heman M. Sweatt
Born	Heman Marion Sweatt (1912-12-11)December 11, 1912 Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died	October 3, 1982(1982-10-03) (aged 69) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Alma mater	Wiley College
Occupation	African American Civil Rights Activist

Heman Marion Sweatt (December 11, 1912 – October 3, 1982) was an African-American civil rights activist who confronted Jim Crow laws. He is best known for the Sweatt v. Painter lawsuit, which challenged the "separate but equal" doctrine and was one of the earliest of the events that led to the desegregation of American higher education.