The "grandfather clause"
A)disfranchised all over 65.
B)exempted from literacy tests those whose grandfathers had voted before 1867.
C)restricted voting to those over 65.
D)disfranchised those whose grandfathers had fought for the Confederacy.

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The "grandfather clause" was a provision that allowed individuals to bypass literacy tests and other voting prerequisites if their grandfathers had been eligible to vote before 1867, effectively exempting many white voters from restrictions and disenfranchising African American voters.

The "Grandfather Clause