We looked at the decision in Shelby v Holder in 2305 recently and noted that one of the criteria used to determine whether a state was to have its election laws pre-cleared by federal judges was whether it used literacy or citizenship tests in the 1964 election.
Here are examples of the tests used:
- Slate: Take the Impossible “Literacy” Test Louisiana Gave Black Voters in the 1960s.
- Addicting Info: Harvard Students Take 1964 Literacy Test Black Voters Had To Pass Before Voting — They All Failed.
