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∙ 9y agoYes, both were instituted to deny certain groups the right to vote.
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∙ 9y agoVoting changed political leadership in the us
To limit voting by African Americans
it outlawed certain unfair restrictions on voting
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Yes, they were both instituted to keep certain groups from voting.
If you wanted to vote, you had to be able to read and write.This restriction was to discourage any ethnic group (other that white) from voting, because many (if not all) were not educated.But the literacy requirement was a double-edged sword; not many white men could read or write also.
If you wanted to vote, you had to be able to read and write.This restriction was to discourage any ethnic group (other that white) from voting, because many (if not all) were not educated.But the literacy requirement was a double-edged sword; not many white men could read or write also.
If you wanted to vote, you had to be able to read and write.This restriction was to discourage any ethnic group (other that white) from voting, because many (if not all) were not educated.But the literacy requirement was a double-edged sword; not many white men could read or write also.
In the past, some states limited voting by imposing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other discriminatory measures aimed at disenfranchising certain groups, such as African Americans. These practices were used to suppress the voting rights of marginalized communities and maintain power dynamics within the political system.
A test required for voting.
Voting changed political leadership in the us
They made literacy tests an easy way to prevent freed slaves from voting.
No voting method has been discontinued unless you refer to poll taxes and literacy tests.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
They couldnt read properly
Literacy tests