what are the methods that have been used to keep African American from voting???

Question

These is for a Government class!!!!

Answer 1

One method was that they had to be able to read and write to vote. Most blacks weren't taught to read and write due to slavery.

Answer 2

Boy is this a die hard question or what? It is no more this is not the History site? Get over it and stand up like an American and lose the title African? If you want to be treated equal then don't stereo type yourself please. This is not to offend you but really, I am an American Native but I am an American period. So what's up with the African thing? Now we got to listen to the Hispanic thing the Chinese thing, who cares what color you are? We are Americans and we are at war against foreigners? Are you a foreigner? And if not start acting like an American that belongs here because you are going to need us all against the terrorists.
Go to www.history.com and ask for the facts there and don't embarass yourself.

Answer 3

poll taxes and literacy tests. heres a good quote from teddy roosevelt that deals wit the "african-american" garbage.

There is no place for the hyphen in our citizenship... We are a nation, not a hodge-podge of foreign nationalities. We are a people, and not a polyglot boarding house.
- "The Square Deal"

Answer 4

By throwing away their ballets after they vote.

Answer 5

poll tax

Answer 6

There haven't been any since like the........ 60's. Racism is virtually dead, stop whining about it.

Answer 7

whites always runnng! Oh but this too shall pass!