Grandfather clauses
Fifteenth Amendment
When they gave rights back to the white, blacks were again segregated because they were iliterate and the whites could over vote them.
It was designed to guarantee voting rights for African-Americnas
It was not the fourteenth amendment that specifically gave blacks voting rights. It is the 15th. The 14th gave citizenship and citizenship rights.
Jim Crow laws and discrimination prevented African Americans from voting and having civil rights.
One way to keep Freedmen from voting despite their newfound financial status was the implementation of poll taxes. These fees, required to vote, disproportionately affected African Americans and poor individuals, as many Freedmen had limited financial resources. Additionally, literacy tests and other discriminatory practices were used to further suppress their voting rights, creating barriers that made it difficult for them to participate in the electoral process.
poll taxes
KKK
poll taxes
poll taxes
How did the White League try to reduce the number of freedmen voting for Republican candidates?A. By showing freedmen how they would benefit from the election of Democratic candidates B. By acting violently toward freedmen who tried to vote for Republican candidates C. By convincing freedmen that Reconstruction would end if they voted for Republican candidates D. By rewarding freedmen with money and jobs if they voted for Democratic candidates