The Battle for the Black Ballot: Smith V. Allwright and the Defeat of the Texas All White Primary

by Charles L. Zelden

Book Overview

The history of voting rights in America is a checkerboard marked by dogged progress against persistent prejudice toward an expanding inclusiveness. The Supreme Court decision in Smith v. Allwright is a crucial chapter in that broader story and marked a major turning point for the modern civil rights movement. Charles Zelden's concise and thoughtful retelling of this episode reveals why.

Denied membership in the Texas Democratic Party by popular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700613404
• ISBN13: 9780700613403
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"