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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]]''. | ||
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The term white primary referred to a rule which took away the authenticity of legal African American votes- and thus disarranged African American voting. The Democrat Party in some states adopted rules which prohibited African American party membership. 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.