How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 change voting laws to help Black Americans?(1 point)

Responses

The act made poll taxes and literacy tests legal.
The act made poll taxes and literacy tests legal.

The act added provisions for bilingual voting materials.
The act added provisions for bilingual voting materials.

The act made it possible for Black Americans to vote early.
The act made it possible for Black Americans to vote early.

The act made poll taxes and literacy tests illegal.

1 answer

The correct response is: The act made poll taxes and literacy tests illegal.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 aimed to eliminate various discriminatory practices that had been used to disenfranchise Black voters and other minorities, including poll taxes and literacy tests.