if your grandfather was a slave then you couldn’t vote
It's the opposite. They instituted poll taxes and literacy tests to prevent black people from voting. But those would also have stopped some white people from voting, so the exception was "if your grandfather could vote, you can vote".
It's the opposite. They instituted poll taxes and literacy tests to prevent black people from voting. But those would also have stopped some white people from voting, so the exception was "if your grandfather could vote, you can vote".
Ah thanks for the correction! Was off the top of my head so I'm not surprised I got something wrong.