Question

The “grandfather clause” stated that a person could bypass the poll tax and literacy test as long as his grandfather voted before 1867. How did this benefit whites?

Answer 1

A. African Americans could pass the literacy test, but most couldn’t afford the poll tax.
B. All white men were prohibited from voting before 1867.
C. No African American had a grandfather who voted before 1867.
D. Whites could pass literacy tests easily since they were all educated.