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The Constitution and the Right to Vote (1959)
About this film
The struggles of the Negro for voting rights are traced in this program. Particular attention is given to two lawsuits attacking the constitutionality of the Texas white primary: Grovey vs. Townsend, a suit brought by Richard R. Grovey, a Houston Barber; and Smith vs. Allwright, a suit brought by Dr. LE Smith, a Houston dentist, against party election officials who refused him a ballot. Re-enactments were filmed in Houston at the country courthouse, the office of Dr. Smith, Groveys Barber Shop, law offices and polling places, and in New York at the office of the NAACP Legal Defense. Appearing as themselves are Dr. Smith, Richard Grovey, Thurgood Marshall, WJ Durham, Carter Wesley (attorney), and Rev. AA Lucas. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Civil rights, Voting rights, African Americans -- History, African Americans -- Suffrage, United States Constitution, Texas -- History, Houston (Tex.), Smith v. Allwright, Grovey v. Townsend, White primary, Democratic Party (Tex.), U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional law, Racial discrimination, Lawsuits, Disenfranchisement, Primary elections, Legal history -- United States, Smith, Lonnie E. (Lonnie Ernie), 1901-1971, Grovey, Richard R., Civil rights workers, Right to vote, Race relations, 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment
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