Most Southern states, starting with Mississippi, tried many ways to block and restrict the voting rights of African American voters. Some of these ways included the requirement of literacy testing, poll taxes and the white primary.
Most African Americans had not learned to read while they were slaves.
Most African American had not learned to read while they were slaves
3/5 Compromise
Grandfather clauses were based upon individual African American's family histories.
There were more african americans than whites in population and in state government
Most Southern states, starting with Mississippi, tried many ways to block and restrict the voting rights of African American voters. Some of these ways included the requirement of literacy testing, poll taxes and the white primary.
African Americans began voting for democrats because of FDR. (apex)
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The second Mississippi Plan was an attempt to eliminate African Americans from having voting rights.
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by the end of the 1800's the laws and the constant threat of violence caused African American voting to decline drastically.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a major step forward in Civil Right for African-American. Although the won the right to vote with the 14th Amendment, the VRA helped end racial discrimination in voting.
The Radical Republicans supported the measure to ensure voting rights for African Americans.
Ensuring African American voting rights.
The purpose of the Jim Crow laws were to limit and restrict the voting freedom of African-Americans.
African Americans began voting for democrats because of FDR. (apex)