113k views
17 votes
Which is one method that southern state legislatures used to make it difficult for southern blacks to vote?

A)They enacted poll taxes.
B)They passed laws allowing only black landholders to vote.
C)They required blacks to vote only at the state capitals.
D)They attempted to overturn the 15th Amendment.

2 Answers

7 votes
A) poll taxes

I think, I’m not 100% sure on that one. I know that poll taxes were definitely a deterrent from keeping African Americans from voting. Also since it disproportionately effected African Americans was one of the reasons that the poll tax was abolished.
User NehaM
by
5.9k points
4 votes
the answer is they enacted poll taxes
User Fred Wu
by
5.3k points