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21 May, 14:07

What was the purpose of poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses?

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    to limit voting by African Americans
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    The Grandfather Clause (1898-1915) The Grandfather Clause was a statute enacted by many American southern states in the wake of Reconstruction (1865-1877) that allowed potential white voters to circumvent literacy tests, poll taxes, and other tactics designed to disenfranchise southern blacks.
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