Smith V. Allwright Case Brief

Discrimination has been going on all around the world since it was created. There's times when Race, Ethnicity, and religion do not matter. The case of Smith V. Allwright shows how S.S Allwright a county election official refused to let Loonie E. Smith participate in the Democratic election. Loonie E. Smith knew he had rights and decided to sue S.S Allwright. In my opinion this case is not a surprise, there's people out there whom think they are better than everyone else. Till this day discrimination still happens. From experience I don't think it will ever stop, but everyone deserves to know their rights and stand up for one another. Hatred is bad as it is, if people stood up for themselves they wouldn't have to deal with any nonsense. It is why I respect Smith for taking a stand and believing he had rights like any other human being in the 1990's. …show more content…
Thurgood Marshall and William H. Hastie were Smith's chief lawyers claiming that the rules of the Texas Democratic Party violated constitutional rights by banning African Americans from participating in primary elections. The 14th amendment ratified in 1868 prohibited stated from denying the "equal protection" of its laws to any person. The 15th amendment ratified in 1870 affirmed that "the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridge by the United States or by any state ok account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." These two amendment weren't very secure back in day even though they were created by the government. George W. Barcus was on S.S Allwright's behalf but lost the case due to the U.S Supreme Court's decision. The U.S Supreme Court supported Smith's case by directing the Texas Democratic Party to pay Smith $5,000 in compensatory damages and that the party could no longer exclude African Americans participation in primary