Court Case
Nixon v. Herndon
The Supreme Court struck down a Texas statute that explicitly barred Black citizens from voting in Democratic primary elections.
Year
1927
Impact
Positive
Status
Active
Party
Unknown
Era
Jim Crow and Disenfranchisement
Impact Context
The ruling was an important but incomplete victory against white primaries, because states and party actors quickly adapted with new exclusion mechanisms.
What This Policy Did
The ruling was an important but incomplete victory against white primaries, because states and party actors quickly adapted with new exclusion mechanisms.
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Sources
Nixon v. Herndon, 273 U.S. 536 (1927)
Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center • Archive • Mar 7, 1927
Decision text holding Texas's explicit white-primary statute unconstitutional.