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Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses

were adopted in Southern States primarily to
(1) enforce the terms of the 15th amendment
(2) keep African Americans from exercising their
right to vote
(3) stop criminals and immigrants from voting
(4) eliminate bribery and corruption at polling
places

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Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were adopted in Southern States primarily to keep African Americans from exercising their
right to vote.

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