Which Statement About the Disenfranchisement of Blacks in the South

question 110

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the disenfranchisement of blacks in the South is FALSE?

• A) White leaders presented disenfranchisement as a "good government" measure.
• B) Between 1890 and 1906, every southern state enacted laws or constitutional provisions meant to eliminate the black vote.
• C) In passing various laws to restrict blacks from voting, numerous poor and illiterate whites also lost the right to vote in the South.
• D) The elimination of black and many white voters could not have been accomplished without the approval of the North.
• E) The Supreme Court upheld the grandfather clause.

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