As late as the 1940s, roughly __________ percent of eligible black people voted in the South.

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In the 1940s, voter suppression laws and practices, such as literacy tests, poll taxes, and other discriminatory measures, were widespread in the South. These effectively disenfranchised the majority of black voters, resulting in only about 10 percent of eligible black people voting in the South during that time.

As Late as the 1940s, Roughly __________ Percent of Eligible