Georgia History
Literacy tests were tools used primarily in the Southern United States to restrict voting rights for African Americans and, in some cases, poor white citizens. These tests aimed to evaluate a voter’s reading and comprehension skills, often with unfair questions and subjective grading, effectively serving as a means of disenfranchisement amidst the broader context of racial discrimination and political repression.
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