How did " Grandfather Clauses " discriminate against African Americans ?

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Montenegrodr · Answer 1 · 2016-09-12T02:53:17+0000

The grandfather clause prohibited anyone from registering as a voter whose grandfather was qualified to vote before the Civil War. This would be discriminatory because it would obviously only benefit white citizens

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