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| − | In the case '''''Smith v. Allwright''''' (1944) the [[United States Supreme Court]] ruled that a [[white primary]] was unconstitutional because it violated the [[Fifteenth Amendment]]'s prohibition against voting discrimination based on race. <ref>http://law.jrank.org/pages/13384/Smith-v-Allwright.html</ | + | In the case '''''Smith v. Allwright''''' (1944) the [[United States Supreme Court]] ruled that a [[white primary]] was unconstitutional because it violated the [[Fifteenth Amendment]]'s prohibition against voting discrimination based on race.<ref>http://law.jrank.org/pages/13384/Smith-v-Allwright.html</ref> |
| − | The case originated around a [[Texas]] rules which barred [[African American]]s from participation in primary elections. The case brought an end to voting discrimination by overruling a previous ruling in the case of [[Grove v. Townsend]].< | + | The case originated around a [[Texas]] rules which barred [[African American]]s from participation in primary elections. The case brought an end to voting discrimination by overruling a previous ruling in the case of [[Grove v. Townsend]].<ref>http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0321_0649_ZS.html</ref> |
| − | ==External | + | ==External links== |
*[http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0321_0649_ZO.html Full Supreme Court Ruling] | *[http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0321_0649_ZO.html Full Supreme Court Ruling] | ||
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| − | [[Category: United States Supreme Court Cases]] | + | [[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]] |
Latest revision as of 19:25, July 13, 2016
In the case Smith v. Allwright (1944) the United States Supreme Court ruled that a white primary was unconstitutional because it violated the Fifteenth Amendment's prohibition against voting discrimination based on race.[1]
The case originated around a Texas rules which barred African Americans from participation in primary elections. The case brought an end to voting discrimination by overruling a previous ruling in the case of Grove v. Townsend.[2]