Supreme Court

• Smith v. Allwright 1944 - unconstitutional for black voters to be excluded from party primary voting.
• Brown v. Board 1954 - segregation was illegal.
• Boynton v. Virginia 1960 - segregation on interstate bus transport was unconstitutional, giving rise to the Freedom Rides.
• Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenberg 1971 - approved plans for enforced desegregation through busing.
• Griggs v. Duke Power Company 1971 - banned requiring a high school diploma for jobs that didn’t need them.
• US v. Mississippi 1965 - Supreme Court overturned Mississippi law discriminating against AA voter registration.
• Smith v Allwright meant number of black southerners voting increased from 5% to 12% in 1947 and 20% in 1952.