Exclusion of Black Voters (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Poll tax cost in 1930s
Poll tax cost in 1930s
$1.50 per person
% Black southerners illiterate in 1930s
% Black southerners illiterate in 1930s
Approx. 60%
White primaries definition
White primaries definition
Primaries restricted to white voters only
Grandfather Clause: year & state introduced
Grandfather Clause: year & state introduced
1898, Louisiana
Grandfather Clause ruled unconstitutional year
Grandfather Clause ruled unconstitutional year
1915
Lynching victims 1882-1932 total
Lynching victims 1882-1932 total
4,608 victims
Nixon v Herndon year
Nixon v Herndon year
1927
Smith v Allwright year & impact
Smith v Allwright year & impact
1944; ended legal basis for white primaries
Terry v Adams year
Terry v Adams year
1953
Years of litigation vs white primaries
Years of litigation vs white primaries
26 years (1927-1953)