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What were the tactics used in the Jim crow law for blacks to vote?
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they had to have done one of the fore 1own property 2pay tax 3 poll tax 4 pay a special fee that must be paid before a person was permitted to vote
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What four methods were used to deny blacks to vote from 1778-1954?
poll taxes grandfather clauses gerrymandering Jim crow laws lynching
How were the African Americans disenfranchised in the south?
they disfranshised blacks by: making them pay to vote, pass a literacy test, and understand the state constitution.
Why were the Jim crow laws established?
To opress blacks in the south. REAL ANSWER: They were made so that the democratic party could still stay in power. Because if they (the south) were to allow the blacks to vote, they would most assuredly vote for the republicans. It was not only about keeping blacks down, but also a way for democrats to have the power.
How did the Jim crow laws affect African Americans ability to voting rights?
Blacks could vote if 1. They could read (they had to pass a literacy test) 2. Their grandfather was not a slave (this limited the number of freedmen that could vote)
Did blacks had the right to vote first?
Yes. Black male former slaves received the right to vote in 1870. Women fought for the same right until it was granted in 1920. but when did the blacks actually vote
What four methods were used to deny blacks to vote from 1778-1954?
poll taxes grandfather clauses gerrymandering Jim crow laws lynching
The Jim crow laws were intended to do what?
They were made so that the democratic party could still stay in power. Because if they (the south) were to allow the blacks to vote, they would most assuredly vote for the republicans. It was not only about keeping blacks down, but also a way for democrats to have the power.
Did blacks vote in the 1930's?
No, because blacks were segregated at that time so blacks couldn't vote.
How were the African Americans disenfranchised in the south?
they disfranshised blacks by: making them pay to vote, pass a literacy test, and understand the state constitution.
Why were the Jim crow laws established?
To opress blacks in the south. REAL ANSWER: They were made so that the democratic party could still stay in power. Because if they (the south) were to allow the blacks to vote, they would most assuredly vote for the republicans. It was not only about keeping blacks down, but also a way for democrats to have the power.
When blacks were given the right to vote did their vote count as a fraction of a vote?
Yes, Congress counted blacks as 1 third of a person
How did the Jim crow laws affect African Americans ability to voting rights?
Blacks could vote if 1. They could read (they had to pass a literacy test) 2. Their grandfather was not a slave (this limited the number of freedmen that could vote)
Laws that denied blacks the right to vote or take part in jury trials were known as?
These were known as Jim Crow Laws from a comic minstrel show novelty number character.
Used by southern whites to deny the right to vote to blacks and their descendants?
Black codes.
What is voting population of US by race?
the majority of blacks vote democrat the majority of whites vote republican hispanics are not as clean cut as blacks but the majority vote democrat
The 15th amendment enabled blacks to?
The 15th amendment enabled blacks to vote.
When did blacks get to vote in England?
Black people have always been able to vote
