Question

The use of "white primaries" ended in Georgia during the 1940s because A) the majority of Georgia citizens voted to end them. B) the Supreme Court ruled them to be a form of voter fraud. C) the Democratic Party had lost political power in Georgia. D) war against Fascism showed that it was time for racial equality.

Answer 1

the right answer is B, the Court ruled that the 1923 Texas state law was unconstitutional, because it allowed the state Democratic Party to racially discriminate. After the case, most Southern states ended their selectively inclusive white primaries.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B, as the white primaries ended in Georgia during the 1940s because the Supreme Court ruled them to be a form of voter fraud.

White primaries were primaries that took place in the southern states of the US and banned non-white voters and candidates from attending. Between 1890 and 1944, this practice effectively prevented that blacks could exercise their active and passive right to vote.

The United States Supreme Court considered this practice as constitutional, but it changed its view in 1944.