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Grovey v. Townsend
Subject
History
Place
Northern America
»
United States of America
DOI: 10.1111/b.9781577180999.1997.x
Extract
On 1 April 1935, the Supreme Court unanimously reversed N ixon v. H erndon's ban on the white primary ; it ruled that the Tex. Democratic Party could exclude blacks from membership, because the F ourteenth A mendment did not extend to acts by private organizations like political parties. S mith v. A llwright and T erry v. A dams overturned this decision. ... log in or subscribe to read full text
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