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A literacy test has never been illegal in and of itself.
Requiring voters to pass literacy tests in order to vote was declared unconstitutional.
It is unconstitutional because all citizens have the right to vote, regardless of their level of literacy. But the main point was that southern states used these laws as a method to prevent black voters from participating.
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The Immigration Restriction League wanted Europeans to pass?
literacy test
Why were southerns successful in using literacy test to keep African American from voting?
Southerners also made sure that African Americans were put in the worst schools with little or no supplies. It is not surprising that they failed the test.
Which of the following did southern whites used to disenfranchise african Americans after the civil war?
They authorized Jim Crow Laws that limited segregated freedmen (former slaves) from whites. Also, the made black codes that made blacks act a certain way. They made poll taxes and literacy test to stop blacks from voting.
Which Roman emperor made Christian marriage illegal?
Christianity was never made illegal. it was persecuted, but was not made illegal.
In 1894 the Immigration Restriction League demanded a literacy test for immigrants from?
southern and eastern europe
What was a result of pre-Civil War laws that made it illegal for slaves to learn to read?
Made it easier to enforce a literacy test requirement for voting
The result of pre-Civil War laws that made it illegal for slaves to learn to read?
made it easier to enforce a literacy test requirement for voting
The Immigration Restriction League wanted Europeans to pass?
literacy test
How did the literacy test operate to disenfranchise black voters?
typically they were illiterate because they didn't have access to education and were unable to pass a literacy test. ^^^^ sometimes the case, but the people who gave the test made the standerd for the literacy tests incredibly high for blacks. it made it nearly impossible for the blacks to vote.
What is a literacy test?
A test required for voting.
When were the literacy test abolished?
Literacy tests were abolished officially in 1965.
How did gilberto gerena valentine impact the elimination of the literacy test for voters in Puerto Rico?
elimination of the literacy test for voters
What tactics did southern states employ to disenfranchise black voters?
They made African Americans pass a literacy test..
Who were literacy test targets?
the people
Which of the following kept freed slaves from voting in the southa. Poll taxB.CarpetbaggersC.ScalawagsD. Literacy test?
Literacy Test cuz they couldnt read
How did southerners keep freedmen from voting?
by poll taxes, made them pass literacy test, and the Grandfather clause. :)
What happens if a person couldn't pass a literacy test?
If you are referring to the literacy test that the south gave to African American voters during the reconstruction period after the civil war, they were given a literacy test and, if they failed, they were denied their right to vote. Mind you, the tests were very, very difficult.
