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What Are Literacy Tests? In this informative video, we will discuss the history and implications of literacy tests in the United States. Literacy tests were introduced in the late 19th century as a way to assess voters' reading and writing abilities. However, these tests quickly evolved into mechanisms for voter suppression, disproportionately affecting marginalized communities, particularly Black Americans. We’ll explore how these tests were designed with complicated questions and subjective grading, which often led to unfair outcomes.

Additionally, we will highlight the role of literacy tests within a broader context of discriminatory practices, such as poll taxes and intimidation tactics, that aimed to disenfranchise African Americans during the Jim Crow era. The civil rights movement played a significant part in challenging these injustices, ultimately leading to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which suspended literacy tests and paved the way for more equitable voting rights.

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