They were used to prevent African-Americans from voting.
Prevent the poor and uneducated (e.g. blacks) from voting.
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Poll taxes and literacy tests
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The most direct effect of poll taxes and literacy tests on African Americans was to prevent them from voting. Poll taxes were part of Jim Crow laws.
Literacy tests and Poll Taxes.
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Poll taxes and literacy tests
Poll taxes and literacy tests
Jim Crow Laws
Poll taxes and literacy tests
poll taxes and literacy tests
Poll taxes and literacy tests
Ten Southern states implemented literacy tests and poll taxes to disenfranchise black citizens. These were done effectively through the passage of the Black Codes.
The most direct effect of poll taxes and literacy tests on African Americans was to prevent them from voting. The Supreme Court found that poll taxes violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
poll taxes and literacy tests
Tools to disfranchise African Americans