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QuizMultiple Choice

State Constitution

Question 6 • OK-Oklahoma History

How did the adoption of a 1910 voter’s literacy test deter African American voters?

Answer
A
The test indicated that African American voters would be prosecuted by the state if they participated in voting.
B
Most African American voters were not deterred and voted in elections anyway.
C
African American voters registered to vote in neighboring states to bypass the 1910 legislation.
D
Many former slaves were illiterate; in addition, the law was meant to intimidate literate African Americans with difficult questions.

Explanation

A literacy test could prevent people who could not read from registering to vote. Many formerly enslaved people had been denied access to education, and difficult or unfair questions could also intimidate literate African Americans. Therefore, the correct choice is that the test excluded many through illiteracy and intimidated others with difficult questions.

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