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| − | The term | + | The term '''white primary''' referred to a rule which took away the authenticity of legal [[African American]] votes - and thus discouraged African American voting. The [[Democratic Party]] in some Southern states adopted rules which prohibited African American party membership.[http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.law.054] |
The rules were adopted by some southern states after a similar voting exclusion clause, the [[grandfather clause]] was judged unconstitutional. The [[United States Supreme Court]] ruled the white primary was unconstitutional in the 1944 case ''[[Smith v. Allwright]]''. | The rules were adopted by some southern states after a similar voting exclusion clause, the [[grandfather clause]] was judged unconstitutional. The [[United States Supreme Court]] ruled the white primary was unconstitutional in the 1944 case ''[[Smith v. Allwright]]''. | ||
| − | [[Category: United States Politics]] | + | [[Category:United States Politics]] |
Latest revision as of 21:42, July 13, 2016
The term white primary referred to a rule which took away the authenticity of legal African American votes - and thus discouraged African American voting. The Democratic Party in some Southern states adopted rules which prohibited African American party membership.[1] The rules were adopted by some southern states after a similar voting exclusion clause, the grandfather clause was judged unconstitutional. The United States Supreme Court ruled the white primary was unconstitutional in the 1944 case Smith v. Allwright.