Question

All of the following are examples of the ways white denied blacks the right to vote throughout the South prior to 1905.

A. Literacy tests
B. Grandfather clauses
C. Poll taxes
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Prior to 1905, Black Americans in the South were systematically disenfranchised through the use of literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses.

Step-by-step explanation:

All of the following are examples of ways white Americans denied Black Americans the right to vote throughout the South prior to 1905: Literacy tests, Grandfather clauses, and Poll taxes. These methods were parts of a bigger strategy to disenfranchise Black citizens during the Jim Crow era. Poll taxes imposed a fee required for voting, which many African Americans could not afford. Literacy tests were often biased, requiring the applicants to read or interpret complex passages, with Black Americans routinely given more difficult tests. Grandfather clauses exempted many whites from these voting requirements if their ancestors had the right to vote before the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment, effectively excluding Black Americans who did not have that historical privilege.