Court Case
Smith v. Allwright
The Supreme Court ruled that white-only primary elections were unconstitutional.
Year
1944
Impact
Positive
Status
Active
Party
Unknown
Era
Civil Rights Era
Impact Context
Significantly increased Black voter participation in Southern states.
What This Policy Did
Significantly increased Black voter participation in Southern states.
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