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Smith v. Allwright , 321 U.S. 649 (1944), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court with regard to voting rights and, by extension, racial desegregation . It overturned the Texas state law that authorized parties to set their internal rules, including the use of white primaries .
Justia › U.S. Law › U.S. Case Law › U.S. Supreme Court › Opinions by Volume › Volume 321 › Smith v. Allwright. Smith v. Allwright, 321 U.S. 649 (1944) States must make voting in their primary elections equally accessible to voters of all races, even if they do not manage the election process themselves.
Nov 28, 2018 · Allwright, 321 U.S. 649 (1944) Case Summary of Smith v. Allwright: The Democratic Party in the State of Texas only allowed white people to vote in Democratic primaries. Smith, a black Texas voter, sued the county election official, Allwright, for damages of $5,000 for denying him the right to vote in the Democratic primary.
Jan 24, 2007 · Primary Document. US Supreme Court. Photo by Joe Ravi (CC-BY-SA 3.0) U.S. Supreme Court. SMITH v. ALLWRIGHT, 321 U.S. 649 (1944) 321 U.S. 649. SMITH. v. ALLWRIGHT, Election Judge, et al. No. 51. Reargued Jan. 12, 1944. Decided April 3, 1944. As Amended June 12, 1944. Rehearing Denied May 8, 1944.
sion, Smith v. Allwright,8 inaugurated a political revolution in the urban South. This Article considers both the circumstances that en-abled Smith to accomplish what it did and the limitations of that ac-complishment. My goal is to shed light on the conditions that enable and disable Supreme Court decisions from effectuating significant social ...
Facts of the case. In 1923, the Texas Democratic Party required all voters in its primary to be white based on a state law authorizing the party to establish its own internal rules. Lonnie E. Smith, a black voter in Harris County, Texas, sued county election official S. S. Allwright for the right to vote in the primary.
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Mar 5, 2016 · Summary. In the Jim Crow South whites disfranchised blacks by extralegal and legal practices. The latter included the “white primary,” which allowed a political party to nominate its candidates for the general election. Blacks were excluded.
