After the American civil war in 1865, literacy test and poll taxes had an important impact on the poor and African Americans, who were not allowed to vote in spite of the 15th amendment, which was only address until 1960’s by the federal government. Moreover, poll taxes, a payment required before voting, kept African Americans from exercising their legal rights.
D.C. Hardcore scene is considered one of the first and influential punk scenes, emerging in late 1979. Many new bands in this scene came to light <span>in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Bad Brains, Teen Diles, Minor Threat were among them, but not The Minutemen. The latter was founded after this scene. </span>
C. The people of Russia had an election and voted to become a communist country.
