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Intimidated Black voters and tried to keep blacks in their place?
The Ku Klux Klan
Why might blacks be afraid to testify on the Emmett till case?
Blacks in the South during the Emmett Till case could be afraid to testify due to fear of retaliation from the white community, fear of violence or harm to themselves or their families, and lack of protection from law enforcement or the legal system. The pervasive racism and systemic discrimination during that time would have made it extremely dangerous for black individuals to speak out against white perpetrators.
Organization that used threats and violence to keep blacks away from the polls?
KKK's Organization that used threats and violence to keep blacks away from the polls.
What were the ku klux klan intentions originally?
to keep blacks from being free and to keep slavery in the south
What were literacy tests and poll taxes used to keep blacks from?
voting
What enabled southern states to enact measures to disenfranchise African Americans and keep blacks blacks and whites separated?
Answer: the removal of federal troops from the south
Why did people try to keep blacks out of the union army?
Ordinary race prejudice. The white troops didn't want blacks serving alongside them in the ranks.
What was sojourner truths impact on society?
she was an abolitionist who preached sermons to blacks. she encouraged them to keep moving on. She plays a part in the reason why blacks are free today.
What methods were used to keep blacks from exersizing their Constitutional rights after Reconstruction?
beatings, and lynching
Why blacks were allowed to fight in the north and not the south during the US Civil War?
Many blacks did fight in the south but not as much as blacks in the north. Blacks in the south that fought were either free land owners and were fighting to keep their land, or they were slaves of owners who were drafted in the war and they fought alongside their owners.
Why did the KKK try to keep blacks from voting?
The Ku Klux Klan did not want newly freed Blacks to vote because they wanted to intimidate them and keep them from positions of power. The Ku Klux Klan used many methods of terror and harassment to intimidate Blacks, but in 1870 the Enforcement Acts were enacted to prevent this.
How do Icelanders feel about blacks?
I think the population is about 98% white, but if anyone there had any issues with blacks they would most likely keep it to themselves. Racism isn't tolerated in Iceland.
