Driving force
Political Disenfranchisement
The systematic denial of the vote and political power.
On the timeline
- June 21, 1915Guinn v. United States
The Supreme Court strikes down the "grandfather clause" used to disenfranchise Black voters.
- April 3, 1944Smith v. Allwright
The Supreme Court bans the all-white primary, a key tool of disenfranchisement.
- January 23, 1964The 24th Amendment
The poll tax in federal elections is abolished.
The web
Connections to other moments, systems, and investigations — the links rarely drawn together.
- connects to·EventShelby County v. Holder guts the Voting Rights Act
Gutting the Voting Rights Act revived the old project of denying Black political power.