The combination of literacy and poll-tax requirements was a deadly blow to the political participation of blacks in the South because
A) although able to cast a ballot, many voters were not yet able to read or recite materials selected for the test of literacy.
B) although able to pass the literacy test, many voters were unable to raise the amount of money required as a "tax" to cast a ballot.
C) the tests were applied in ways that specifically disfranchised black citizens.
D) All these answers are correct.

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The literacy and poll-tax requirements were used in discriminatory ways to disenfranchise black citizens, including those who could read or afford the tax.

The Combination of Literacy and Poll-Tax Requirements Was a Deadly