deprive African Americans of their legal right basically a hidden form of slavery
Grandfather Clause
* A voters poll tax* a required literacy test
to limit african americans right to vote
To limit African Americans' right to vote
to limit african americans’ right to vote
To limit African Americans’ right to vote
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.
Southern state governments implemented literacy tests and grandfather clauses primarily to disenfranchise Black voters and maintain white supremacy following the Reconstruction era. Literacy tests were designed to be difficult and confusing, effectively preventing many Black citizens from voting. Grandfather clauses allowed individuals to bypass these literacy requirements if their ancestors had been eligible to vote before the Civil War, thus favoring white voters and further entrenching racial discrimination in the electoral process.
the grandfather clause
What is a grandfather clause, and what was its purpose
What is a grandfather clause, and what was its purpose
To Women African-American’s right to vote