1944
Resistance / redressBook sources
White-primary exclusion invalidated
Southern United States; Black voters
The Supreme Court rejected the white-primary mechanism used to exclude Black voters from decisive Democratic elections. The change challenged one component of a broader disenfranchisement system.
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Context / qualification
The decision is Smith v. Allwright; other barriers remained.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H00 at 00:24:55 (approximate; supplied recording)