Williams v Mississippi, 1898 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Williams v Mississippi year
Williams v Mississippi year
1898
Years between Plessy v Ferguson & Williams v Mississippi
Years between Plessy v Ferguson & Williams v Mississippi
2 years
Williams v Mississippi focus
Williams v Mississippi focus
Voting rights
Goal of Mississippi's 1890 constitutional changes
Goal of Mississippi's 1890 constitutional changes
Disenfranchise African Americans
Mississippi poll tax amount (1890)
Mississippi poll tax amount (1890)
$2
Literacy test requirement in Mississippi
Literacy test requirement in Mississippi
Read & understand state constitution sections
Supreme Court ruling in Williams v Mississippi
Supreme Court ruling in Williams v Mississippi
Upheld restrictions as constitutional
Court's reason for upholding Mississippi restrictions
Court's reason for upholding Mississippi restrictions
Didn't explicitly mention race
Act ending these voting barriers (year)
Act ending these voting barriers (year)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Term: laws neutral in text but discriminatory in practice
Term: laws neutral in text but discriminatory in practice
Facially neutral laws