In the 1950s and 1960s, southern states disenfranchised ________ citizens by selectively enforcing poll taxes, literacy tests, and vouchers of "good character."

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The use of poll taxes, literacy tests, and vouchers of "good character" were tactics employed by southern states to deny voting rights to African American citizens during the 1950s and 1960s. This period in U.S. history is commonly referred to as the Civil Rights Era, and it was characterized by systemic racism and discrimination against Black Americans in the southern United States.

In the 1950s and 1960s, Southern States Disenfranchised ________ Citizens