Disfranchise it
They were trying to prevent black southern men from being able to vote.
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They could not vote if their grandfather had not been allowed to vote.
The white men already had the right to vote previously. The "grandfather clause" basically said that this situation didn't change. Any restriction on voting rights - which were of course specifically designed to have less black voters - was applied only to people who hadn't been able to vote previously.
A grandfather clause is a provision when an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while the new rule will apply to all future cases. Those exempt from the new rule are said to have grandfather rights or acquired rights. Slaves were the target because the old rule found they weren't citizens and couldn't vote, so it was applied to a new law.
They were trying to prevent black southern men from being able to vote.
Grandfather Clause
In southern states
the grandfather clause
how did the grandfather clause effect blacks after the civil war
What is a grandfather clause, and what was its purpose
What is a grandfather clause, and what was its purpose
The Grandfather Clause was a clause that was instituted by several southern states in the United States of America during the Reconstruction, making it virtually impossible for African Americans to vote. The seven states that enacted the Grandfather Clause or some variation were Louisiana, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Virginia.
No
It can't be abolished. They tried to abolish it once, but it's been grandfathered in under the grandfather clause.
It can't be abolished. They tried to abolish it once, but it's been grandfathered in under the grandfather clause.
Grandfather Clause