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B. discourage African Americans from voting.
Poll taxes means you have to pay a tax before allowed to vote. That's a way of preventing poor persons (like blacks in the South) from voting.
In addition to poll taxes, other measures were also used to block blacks from participating in the voting process. For instance, literacy tests would require persons to pass certain standards of reading and writing in order to qualify for voting. These tests were aimed at blacks, who had not had access to the same education as whites.
One way was the passing of the Interstate Commerce Act of
1887. This was made to standardize the railroad industry and prevent the
establishment of monopolies. Railroads
were obliged to publish their rates on shipping and were prohibited from discriminating
in fares for long and short hauling.
Once you send your job application to a government agency, you have kicked off a process that is largely out of your control and almost always invisible to you as an outsider. Government organizations have strict processes in handling job applications so that if questioned the organization can prove it gave all applicants a fair opportunity at getting the job.
It changed the war and how the United States won.
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