Question

After Reconstruction, many state governments, including Georgia, passed laws that required citizens to pay a poll tax and take a literacy test before registering to vote. These laws were often not enforced for white people. Which statement best explains the impact of a poll tax on black voters in Georgia.

Answer 1

Blacks didn't have schooling, most couldn't pass the literacy test. Nor did the blacks have much money, some couldn't afford the poll tax.