Court Case
Grovey v. Townsend
The Supreme Court upheld the exclusion of Black voters from a Texas Democratic primary by treating the party's action as private rather than state action.
Year
1935
Impact
Negative
Status
Expired
Party
Unknown
Era
Jim Crow and Disenfranchisement
Impact Context
The decision preserved a central disfranchisement mechanism in the South until the Court reversed course in Smith v. Allwright in 1944.
What This Policy Did
The decision preserved a central disfranchisement mechanism in the South until the Court reversed course in Smith v. Allwright in 1944.
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Sources
Grovey v. Townsend, 295 U.S. 45 (1935)
Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center • Archive • Apr 1, 1935
Decision text upholding exclusion from a Texas Democratic primary.