When poll taxes, literacy tests, "grandfather clauses," and "white primaries" did not stop blacks<span> from registering and </span>voting<span>, intimidation often did the job. An African-American citizen attempting to exercise his right to </span>vote<span> would often be threatened with losing his job.</span>
Eminent domain refers to the power of the government to take private property and convert it into public use. However the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution prohibits the government from taking a private property without due compensation to the owner
