Question
5. Before the Voting Rights Act, what was the voting situation for African-Americans in the South?(1 point)
Responses
There were no laws preventing people from voting
There were no laws preventing people from voting
Only Black men could vote
Only Black men could vote
There were many laws like literacy tests that kept Black people from voting
There were many laws like literacy tests that kept Black people from voting
They had full voting rights
Responses
There were no laws preventing people from voting
There were no laws preventing people from voting
Only Black men could vote
Only Black men could vote
There were many laws like literacy tests that kept Black people from voting
There were many laws like literacy tests that kept Black people from voting
They had full voting rights
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is: **There were many laws like literacy tests that kept Black people from voting.**
Before the Voting Rights Act of 1965, various discriminatory laws and practices, including literacy tests, poll taxes, and understanding clauses, were implemented in Southern states to disenfranchise African-American voters.
Before the Voting Rights Act of 1965, various discriminatory laws and practices, including literacy tests, poll taxes, and understanding clauses, were implemented in Southern states to disenfranchise African-American voters.