How were blacks prevented from voting in the South?

Answer 1

Following the announcement of black male suffrage, efforts were redoubled to prevent them from exercising this right of citizenship. The first way was focused intimidation most often by regular citizens blinded by racism and crazed motivation to keep white supremacy in place. Racist terrorist groups such as the KKK were formed, to offer blacks a choice of either not voting or suffering violence or death. Other methods were institutional such as a "Poll tax", an illegal charge levied by election boards and required to be "Eligible to vote". It should be noted, this affected poor white males as well as blacks. In addition, certain reading or citizenship tests to test eligibility to vote. Since prior to the end of the Civil War, it had been against the law to teach a slave to read, this eliminated most black males.

Answer 2

They just werent allowed into the buildings where people could cast their votes.

In some places they were required to pay a special Poll Tax, that most could not afford. In other places they had to show they could read at a level that the educational system did not always get them to. In some places, men wearing hoods and carrying guns and torches simply prevented them from going to town on election day.

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Answer 3

Blacks in the South were restricted from voting because they were likely to be beaten or fired if the even tried to register. Sometimes, they were made to take tests that they could not complete or made to pay a poll tax that they could not afford.

Answer 4

They were given insanely hard writing and literacy tests to pass to vote and it cost money to vote and blacks couldn't afford the cost

Answer 5

all southern states because of poll tax and litercy test

Answer 6

Poll taxes, residency requirements and literacy tests.

Answer 7

Literacy Tests.

Answer 8

White people!

Answer 9

literacy tests and poll taxes