In _______________, the Supreme Court struck down the white primary as violative of the Fifteenth Amendment, thus overruling _______________.

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Smith v. Allwright (1944) struck down the white primary as violative of the Fifteenth Amendment, and it overruled Grovey v. Townsend (1935), which had previously upheld the white primary in Texas. United States v. Classic (1941) dealt with a different issue related to primary elections.

In _______________, the Supreme Court Struck Down the White Primary