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What did southerner whites use to disenfranchise African Americans after the civil war?

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What were literacy tests and poll taxes used to keep blacks from?

voting


How did conservative democrats disenfranchise African Americans?

Poll taxes and literacy tests


What did some southern states require from African Americans?

Poll taxes and literacy tests


What Poll taxes and literacy tests were part of what type of laws?

Jim Crow Laws


What did some southern states require from African-American voters?

Poll taxes and literacy tests


What did southern whites use to disenfranchise African Americans after the civil?

poll taxes and literacy tests


What did some southern states required from African American voters?

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.


The most direct effect of poll taxes and literacy test on African American West?

The most direct effect of poll taxes and literacy tests on African Americans was to prevent them from voting. The Supreme Court found that poll taxes violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.


Which of the following did some Southern states require from African American voters?

Poll taxes and literacy tests


What was the purpose of poll taxes and literacy tests in the south during Reconstruction?

Tools to disfranchise African Americans