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they made the poll tax law, literacy lawand the grandfather clause to prevent MOST freed black men from voting

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What was the purpose of literacy test and poll taxes?

The intent was to keep poor and uneducated people, especially Negroes in the South, from voting.


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They did it in order to keep political power away from minoritys


Are you required to present identification when voting in an election in South Carolina?

No, you are not required to present identification when voting in an election in South Carolina.


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How did this pattern affect the voting power of the North and South in the U.S. Senate?


What was the purpose of the Jim crow laws?

The purpose of the Jim Crow laws were to limit and restrict the voting freedom of African-Americans.


What tactics have been used to keep African Americans from voting and what has not been attempted to keep them from voting?

Not court orders but Literacy Tests


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How did this pattern affect the voting power of the North and South in the U.S. Senate?


The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was important because it allowed?

AfricanAmericans to gain equal rights


How many democrates does South Dakota have?

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What was one way to keep freedmen from voting because they had little money?

Dating to colonial times, a "poll tax" was charged to anyone voting in elections, ostensibly to defray the cost of running elections. In the South, the true reason was to keep poor or indigent residents (largely African-American) from voting. When poll taxes were declared unconstitutional in 1966, many black-majority jurisdictions elected their first black officials.


Why did they keep free black men from voting?

They were prejudice .