Southern leaders found ways to get around the 15th amendment and prevented African-Americans from many southern states required voters to pay a fee before they could vote called a because many African-American could not afford to pay, they could not vote. Another way was to make voters take a where they had to read and explain parts of the constitution. Since most African-Americans had little education, the tests prevented many from voting.
These fees and literacy tests were used as tactics to disenfranchise African-Americans and limit their participation in the political process. Additionally, violence and intimidation were also commonly used to intimidate African-American voters and suppress their ability to exercise their right to vote. These tactics were employed to uphold white supremacy and maintain power and control in the South.
