Southern leaders found ways to get around the Fifteenth Amendment and prevented African Americans from . Many Southern states required voters to pay a fee before they could vote called a Response area. Because many African American could not afford to pay, they could not vote. Another way was to make voters take a Response areawhere they had to read and explain parts of the Constitution. Since most African Americans had little education, the tests prevented many from voting.
These measures effectively disenfranchised African Americans and prevented them from exercising their right to vote. Additionally, Southern states implemented literacy tests and poll taxes to restrict the voting rights of African Americans. By imposing these discriminatory practices, Southern leaders were able to maintain white supremacy and political power in the region.
