Question 13(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

Question

(MC)Which of the following statements about the disenfranchisement of African Americans in the South is true?

The Republican Party refused to allow African Americans to become members.
African Americans refused to vote for Democratic candidates.
White voting officials administered difficult literacy tests to African American voters.
African Americans were not allowed to vote unless they could prove that they were part white.

Answer 1

The correct statement about the disenfranchisement of African Americans in the South is:

White voting officials administered difficult literacy tests to African American voters.

This was one of the many tactics used to disenfranchise African Americans following the Reconstruction era.