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How did the white primary operate to disenfranchise black voters?
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The whites used literacy tests and grandfather tests as well as poll taxes to discourage black voters.
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How did White primary operate to disenfranchise black voters?
The whites used literacy tests and grandfather tests as well as poll taxes to discourage black voters.
How did lengthy residence requirements operate to disenfranchise black voters?
The lenghty residence requirements operated to disenfranchise black voters because it required certain requirements for voters to meet in order to be eligibale to vote. The Lengthy residence requirements was acutally for taxpayers who owned land and lived at a certain residence for a certain amount of time but due to being former slaves a certain residence wasn't existant.So knowingly that most black voters wouldn't be able to meet the requirements the lengthy residence requirements were created. Not only was the lengthy residence requirements used against any black voters but also the literaly test, the poll tax, white primary and the "grandfather clause."
What tactics did southern states employ to disenfranchise black voters?
They made African Americans pass a literacy test..
How did the literacy test operate to disenfranchise black voters?
typically they were illiterate because they didn't have access to education and were unable to pass a literacy test. ^^^^ sometimes the case, but the people who gave the test made the standerd for the literacy tests incredibly high for blacks. it made it nearly impossible for the blacks to vote.
What best describes the political reason for the white primary?
The Democratic Party did not want black voters to influence candidate choices.-Shay
What statement best describes the political reason for the White Primary?
The Democratic Party did not want black voters to influence candidate choices.-Shay
What percent of Obama's voters were black?
In the 2012 presidential election, approximately 93% of black voters supported Barack Obama.
The Birth of a nation was criticized for what?
It was criticized for portraying the Ku Klux Klan as a saviour for whites. It depicted negro males as crazed renegades and always after the white woman. In the movie, the Klan successfully disenfranchise black voters. Because of the film's racist content, riots broke out and some cities did not want to show the movie. See below for links.
What enabled southern states to enact measures to disenfranchise African Americans and keep black and white separate?
Answer: the removal of federal troops from the south
What enabled southern states to enact measures to disenfranchise African Americans and keep black and whites separate?
Answer: the removal of federal troops from the south
What enabled southern states to enact measures to disenfranchise Africans Americans and keep black whites separate?
Answer: the removal of federal troops from the south
Who was first black candidate for president to win the support of black voters?
Obama :)
