Once again, the state had effectively eliminated black Americans and Mexican Americans (this was, after all, Texas) from having any real voice in determining their representatives in government or the policies that would affect their lives. And so in 1935, blacks sued Texas for a third time. Only this time, the Supreme Court held that the Democratic primary was now a private matter. An organization had the right to choose the qualifications for membership, and that, according to the Supreme Court, is exactly what the Democratic Party did. Therefore, the State of Texas had not violated black
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