In order to prevent blacks from having meaningful opportunities to select officeholders,

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Prohibiting blacks from participating in primary elections effectively denied them the ability to choose the candidates who would later appear on the general election ballot, thus preventing them from having an impact in selecting officeholders. This was a common tactic used by the Democratic Party in the South during the era of segregation.

In Order to Prevent Blacks from Having Meaningful Opportunities to Select