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Literacy tests

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Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

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Definition

Tests of reading and writing ability imposed as a requirement for voting, used to suppress Black voting despite the Fifteenth Amendment's prohibition on race-based voting restrictions.

AP course connection

Topic 3.4: 3.4 The Defeat of Reconstruction

Unit 3

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AP US History
African American History – Before 1865
Intro to African American Studies

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