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Explain how the poll tax and literacy tests were not a violation of the 15 amendment?
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Of the election practices did progressives argue for?
Literacy tests--APEXVS
What did the poll tax for literacy tests do?
Stopped African Americans from being able to register to vote.
What did southern whites use to disenfranchise African Americans after the civil?
poll taxes and literacy tests
Did many southern states use literacy tests and poll taxes to prevent black citizens from voting?
Ten Southern states implemented literacy tests and poll taxes to disenfranchise black citizens. These were done effectively through the passage of the Black Codes.
Why could African Americans not vote after The Reconstruction Poll taxes and literacy tests?
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution ended slavery- but that's all it did. Slaves were considered property- they were owned, just like you own a car, a house, or a chair. They were rarely ever taught how to read or write, and because they were owned, they generally didn't own anything. So then, on December 18th, 1865, slavery was abolished by the 13th Amendment. These people who previously had nothing were suddenly free. They still had nothing and still couldn't read or write. So poll taxes and literacy tests were easy ways to prevent these newly freed black people from voting.
