Question

How were african american voting rights restricted in the late 1800s and 1900s quizlet.

Answer 1

Answer:

The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution gave them this right. After Reconstruction ended in 1877, however, Southern legislatures passed poll taxes to keep African Americans from voting. These states required everyone to pay a poll tax to vote.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The african american voting rights were restricted in the late 1800 because :

• southern states began imposing restrictions
• charged a poll tax of $2 to register to vote.

What prohibited the Indiscrimination?

The creation of the Voting right Act 1965 prohibited such discriminatory practice in the country.

Therefore, the Voting right Act 1965 ensured that the african american have equal voting right like the others.

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