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Poll taxes grandfather clause's and literacy tests were attempts by Southern white legislators to?
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deprive African Americans of their legal right basically a hidden form of slavery
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Notorious clause in southern voting laws that exempted from literacy tests?
Grandfather Clause
What two things did Southern legislators pass that made it extremely difficult for blacks to vote after Reconstruction?
* A voters poll tax* a required literacy test
Why did southern state develop poll taxes literacy test and grandfather clauses?
to limit african americans right to vote
Why did southern state government create poll taxes literacy and grandfather clauses?
to limit african americans’ right to vote
Why did southern state governments poll taxes literacy tests and grandfather clauses?
To limit African Americans' right to vote
What did southern state governments create poll taxes literacy tests and grandfather clauses?
To limit African Americans’ right to vote
In the first half of the 20th century literacy tests poll taxes and grandfather clauses were passed by the southern states in order to?
These measures were passed by southern states to disenfranchise African Americans and other minority groups from voting. They imposed barriers such as literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses to prevent them from exercising their right to vote.
Notorious clause in southern voting laws that exempted from literacy test and poll taxes anyone whose ancestors had voted in1860 thereby excluding blacks?
the grandfather clause
What is a grandfather clause and What is its purpose in literacy tests?
What is a grandfather clause, and what was its purpose
What is a grandfather clause and what was it purpose in literacy tests?
What is a grandfather clause, and what was its purpose
Why did southern governments create poll taxes literacy tests and grandfather clauses?
To Women African-American’s right to vote
How did southern stated top Africa Americans from voting after the 15th amendment was passed?
Southern states instituted poll taxes (where someone has to pay to vote), literacy tests (where someone has to read and sometimes explain part of the Constitution or another government document) and grandfather clauses, which mean that you are only eligible to vote if your grandfather was.
