Question

Which of the following best represents evidence of White Southerners’ efforts to limit Black Americans’ rights after the Civil War?
A. White Southerners allied with Radical Republicans to support policies.
B. Many states began requiring a poll tax or literacy test to vote.
C. Organizations such as the NAACP were created in the early twentieth century.
D. South Carolina’s 1868 constitution created changes in voting rights.

Answer 1

B. Many states began requiring a poll tax or literacy test to vote. These devices were widely used after Reconstruction to disenfranchise Black Americans and limit their political rights.