Question

Which phrase describes Jim Crow laws laws that required a voter to pay a tax at the polls laws that legalized racial segregation against African-Americans laws that limited African-Americans freedom of speech laws that required voters to take literacy tests

Answer 1

The phrase that describes Jim Crow laws is "laws that legalized racial segregation against African-Americans." Jim Crow laws were enacted in the Southern United States to enforce racial segregation and disenfranchise African-Americans, and they encompassed a range of discriminatory practices including poll taxes and literacy tests aimed at restricting voting rights.