Nixon v. Herndon was a US Supreme court
ruling that unanimously rejected the decision to strike down a 1923 Texas that
forbade blacks from voting in the Texas Democratic Party primary. The aftermath
led to Texas promptly enacting a new provision to continue restrictions on
black voter participation.
The US Supreme court ruling in the
court case of Nixon v. Herndon was that there was an obvious infringement of
the 14th amendment to the constitution. This in turn violated Dr.
Lawrence Nixon. Nixon had stated that both 14th and 15th
amendment rights had been violated but only the 14th amendment had
been violated according to the Supreme Court.
