Which statement does not describe a method whites used to keep blacks from exercising their rights?

A.
They used vigilante justice to keep blacks quiet and afraid.

B.
They passed Jim Crow laws that segregated whites from blacks.

C.
They created a new territory in the Deep South where only whites could live.

D.
They charged poll taxes that most blacks could not afford to pay.

Question

Which statement does not describe a method whites used to keep blacks from exercising their rights?
 
 A.
They used vigilante justice to keep blacks quiet and afraid.
 
 B.
They passed Jim Crow laws that segregated whites from blacks.
 
 C.
They created a new territory in the Deep South where only whites could live.
 
 D.
They charged poll taxes that most blacks could not afford to pay.

anonymous · Answer

D is wrong. It wasn't just blacks who suffered and it was to keep the poor from voting.