Watch Harvard Students Fail the Literacy Test Louisiana Used to Suppress the Black Vote in 1964 | Box of delight | Scoop.it
From www.openculture.com - November 15, 2014 1:33 PM
This summer, we revisited a literacy test from the Jim Crow South. Given predominantly to African-Americans living in Louisiana in 1964, the test consisted of 30 ambiguous questions to be answered in 10 minutes. One wrong answer, and the test-taker was denied the right to vote.