Question
The State of Tennessee voluntarily gave voting rights to African American males prior to the 15th amendment; however, voting was deterred by the following:
a
Poll Taxes
b
Literacy Tests
c
Jim Crow Laws
d
Vigilante hate groups
e
All of the above
a
Poll Taxes
b
Literacy Tests
c
Jim Crow Laws
d
Vigilante hate groups
e
All of the above
Answers
GPT-4o mini
e) All of the above
Each of these factors played a significant role in deterring African American males from exercising their voting rights in Tennessee and across the South, despite the grant of those rights prior to the 15th Amendment. Poll taxes, literacy tests, Jim Crow laws, and intimidation from vigilante hate groups were all mechanisms used to suppress Black voter participation.
Each of these factors played a significant role in deterring African American males from exercising their voting rights in Tennessee and across the South, despite the grant of those rights prior to the 15th Amendment. Poll taxes, literacy tests, Jim Crow laws, and intimidation from vigilante hate groups were all mechanisms used to suppress Black voter participation.