Question

What did poll taxes and literacy tests in the New South Era have in common?

Answer 1

Answer:

What were literacy tests and what were they used for in the South?

Explanation:

Southern state legislatures employed literacy tests as part of the voter registration process starting in the late 19th century. Literacy tests, along with poll taxes, residency and property restrictions, and extra-legal activities (violence and intimidation) were all used to deny suffrage to African Americans.