USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
literacy tests-poll taxes-grandfather clausesIn the first half of the 20th century, all of these were used for what purpose?
A
deny women the right to vote
B
help end poverty in the United states
C
deny voting rights to African Americans.
D
pay for government programs during the Great Depression
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Literacy tests, along with poll taxes, residency and property restrictions, and extra-legal activities (violence and intimidation) were all used to deny suffrage to African Americans. The first formal voter literacy tests were introduced in 1890.

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