The State Of Louisiana Literacy Test (This test is to be given to anyone who a fifth grade education) Do what you are told to do in each statement, nothing more, nothing less. Be as one wrong denotes …

52. (Preamble statements) “to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to …

The 1965 Alabama literacy test received much attention. Hundreds of newspapers wrote about the unfairness of the test, and many civil rights group members, white and black, took the test and …

He refers to his experience with the Louisiana literacy test in 1964. One example he mentions is the "Write forwards backwards" question that is on the current digital copy of the Louisiana Literacy test. …

These tests were not really designed to test civic knowledge or basic literacy. Some of the literacy tests were unnecessarily difficult; for example, a would-be-voter might be asked to recite the entire …

(By r-eas on of the pr ovLsLens of' Section 244 of the Constitution of f¥d.s-sissippi and House Bill No. 95, approved r1arch 24J 1955; the applicant for registration, if not physically disabledJ is required to …

The literacy test was particularly loathsome, in that it made no pretense of fairness and was used selectively to exclude people the election inspectors didn't want voting. Some states used poll and …

It is difficult to verify the authenticity of a literacy test because there was no common test developed. Any local registration official had the authority to discriminate against Black people trying to register to vote.

The test included 30 questions and students had 20 minutes to complete the test. Results showed students who wrote about "Tyrone" scored lower on the test than did students who wrote about …

Jan 5, 1998 · The Jim Crow laws and system of etiquette were undergirded by violence, real and threatened. Black people who violated Jim Crow norms, for example, drinking from the white water …