Beto O'Rourke: “Smith vs. Allwright, finally integrating once and for all…”

“Lonnie Smith, working with a 32 year old Thurgood Marshall, takes a case to the Supreme Court again building on Nixon's arguments and that precedent. And in 1944, the court decides. Smith vs. Allwright, finally integrating once and for all elections in Texas. 20 years of patience and persistence and courage and hard work, and these people stayed after it. Election day in 44, Nixon goes into fire station number five, waits in line, produces his poll tax receipt, and this time he voted.” (08:12–08:20)

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