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Is it true that both literacy tests and poll taxes were instituted to deny certain groups from voting?
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Yes, both were instituted to deny certain groups the right to vote.
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What causes a change in political leadership in the US?
Voting changed political leadership in the us
What were the poll tax literacy test and grandfather clause?
To limit voting by African Americans
What was the purpose of the voting acts of 1965?
it outlawed certain unfair restrictions on voting
Many southern states used literacy tests and poll taxes to prevent black citizens from voting.?
true
True or false many southern states used literacy tests and poll taxes to prevent black citizens from voting?
True
Did both literacy test and poll taxes were instituted to deny certain groups from voting?
Yes, they were both instituted to keep certain groups from voting.
What is a literacy requirement for voting how was it used to deny suffrage to certain groups?
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.
What is a literacy requirement for voting and how was it use to deny suffrage to certain groups?
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.
What is a literacy requirement for voting and how was it used to deny suffrage to certain groups?
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.
What causes a change in political leadership in the US?
Voting changed political leadership in the us
What is a literacy test?
A test required for voting.
How did the old laws against teaching slaves to read and write make a difference after the civil war?
They made literacy tests an easy way to prevent freed slaves from voting.
What voting method is discontinued?
No voting method has been discontinued unless you refer to poll taxes and literacy tests.
What law eliminated the literacy test?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
How did literacy pervent freed slaves from voting?
They couldnt read properly
What other methods were used to stop blacks from voting?
Literacy tests
What were literacy tests and poll taxes used to keep blacks from?
voting
