In the 1890s, pressure in the South to restrict black voting rights came from

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All of the listed groups placed pressure on restricting black voting rights in the South during the 1890s. Poor white farmers felt threatened by the possibility of black voters supporting populist policies that would work against their own interests. Wealthy Southerners sought to maintain their economic and social power by limiting the political power of black voters. Advocates of Jim Crow aimed to solidify racial segregation and supremacy by enshrining white supremacy through legislative means.

In the 1890s, Pressure in the South to Restrict Black