1944
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The Supreme Court ruled that the "White primary," which excluded Black people from voting in Democratic Party primaries, was unconstitutional[3]. This decision struck down Texas' all-white primary system, a key mechanism of disenfranchisement in the South[3]. It marked a critical step toward ending systemic voting barriers predating the 1965 Voting Rights Act[3].
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