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The African Americans were kept from voting with poll taxes, which meant they had to pay to vote and literacy tests where if they failed them they couldn't vote, and since many at the time were illiterate and poor they couldn't vote. Also fear played a factor the Ku Klux Klan would threaten them to keep them away from the polls.
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∙ 13y agoThe grandfather clause, a literacy test, and poll tax.
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∙ 9y agoLaws and codes have been adopted at times in order to discourage African Americans from voting. There were also poll taxes implemented.
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∙ 12y agoliteracy tests
most African Americans hadn't learned to read while they were slaves
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Literacy tests, poll taxes, and political primaries that were open only to whites.
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Why did the KKK try to limit opportunities of African Americans during the Reconstruction Era?
the KKK killed blacks who stood up for their rights so all blacks were afraid to stand up for their rights
Did Bull Connor try to help blacks?
No, he was known for attacking protestors with fire hoses and attack dogs.
Why did people encourage southerners to try new crops and make new investments?
Some southern were worried that the South was focusing too much on just cotton.
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unique, since no other colonial nation had ever enslaved blacks ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That is a false statement. The Spanish were the first to own black slaves. The word Negro even means black in spanish which is the name that was adopted by the English colonies. Try again.
How did white controlled governments in southern states try to keep blacks from voting?
Federal Laws stated that all American Citizens were allowed to vote. However, some states' local laws made obstacles to prevent black people from voting. For example:In some areas voters were required to carry out a literacy examination; black people would be given tests that were harder than those that white people tookBlack people would be falsely told that they had not passed these literacy testsIn some states voters had to have proof that their granddad had had the right to vote which was unlikely if he was blackAlso, there was a high chance of violence towards black people trying to vote (this was more of a social reason)
How did white southerns try to stop the changes in the south during reconstruction?
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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.
WHAT DOES KKK MEAN IN A TEXT?
The KKK is the Ku Klux Klan. They are a group of white (usually men) people that used to try to keep Blacks from voting. That was back around when Lincoln and Jackson were president. Blacks were so intimidated by them that once they did have the right to vote, htey never did.
Why did Whites try to Take Voting Rights Away from Blacks?
because the white thought that if you were not white you have NO right to vote
Why did groups like ku klux klan try to keep freedmen 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.
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 did many white southerners do to try and stop the movements?
what did many white southerners do to try and stop the movement
What factors led to the development of the k.k.k?
after the union won and blacks gained more rights the white southerners felt threatened... they formed the KKK to strike fear in black people and try to become in control once again.
How did ex-slaves exercise their new freedoms and how did white southerners try to limit them?
Ex-slaves exercised their new freedoms by participating in activities like voting, owning land, and starting businesses. White southerners tried to limit their freedoms through segregation laws, sharecropping arrangements, terrorism from groups like the Ku Klux Klan, and the implementation of Jim Crow laws.
Why do whites try to be like blacks?
they don't
What are voting specialists?
Voting specialists are people who analyze trends in voting and try to predict the winner of an election. Voting specialists sometimes use exit polls to gain information.
Why did southerners refuse to put Lincoln on the ballot?
The southerners were for slavery, but Lincoln was not. Lincoln would try to abolish slavery.
