The battle for the black ballot
Subtitle: Smith v. Allwright and the defeat of the Texas all-white primary
By: Charles L. Zelden.
Series: Landmark law cases & American society
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Lawrence, Ka
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: Smith, Lonnie -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Trials -- Texas.; African Americans -- Suffrage -- Texas -- History.; African Americans -- Suffrage -- History.
Genres: Trials, litigation, etc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-146) and index.
Table of contents: title: Democracy on trial : the persistence of race-based vote denial in American history; title: To exclude and oppress : the evolution of the Texas all-white  primary; title: A rising tide of protest : early efforts to combat the Texas all-white primary; title: Last chance for victory: Smith v. Allwright in the lower federal courts; title: May it please the court : Smith v. Allwright in the Supreme Court; title: Death knell : the all-white primary after Smith.