The legislature enacted __________ to impede African Americans’ ability to vote.

Question

A.
voting fees
B.
literacy tests
C.
registration fees
D.
writing tests


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

The best answer is B. literacy tests. Literacy tests were historically used, particularly in the Jim Crow era, to impede African Americans' ability to vote by requiring them to demonstrate reading and writing skills that were often unfairly assessed.