Lassiter v. Northampton County Board of Elections

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1959-06-08

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Mr. Justice Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court. This controversy started in a Federal District Court. Appellant, a Negro citizen of North Carolina, sued to have the literacy test for voters prescribed by that State declared unconstitutional and void. A three-judge court was convened. That court noted that the literacy test was part of a provision of th…

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