Literacy Tests: These were tests given to potential voters to determine if they could read and write at a specific level. They were often used as a way to disenfranchise African Americans by making the tests unfairly difficult.
Poll Taxes: A poll tax was a fee that had to be paid in order to vote. It was used as another way to discriminate against African Americans who were often unable to afford the tax.
15th Amendment: The 15th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits denying someone the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It aimed at guaranteeing equal voting rights for African American men following the Civil War.