Ms. Fuller and Ms. Diana's SS Blog » Civil Rights 07-08 http://msfuller.edublogs.org U.S. History Information and Discussion for 8th Grade Leaders at MS131 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:16:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Civil Rights: State of Louisiana Literacy Test http://msfuller.edublogs.org/2008/05/23/civil-rights-state-of-louisiana-literacy-test/ http://msfuller.edublogs.org/2008/05/23/civil-rights-state-of-louisiana-literacy-test/#comments Fri, 23 May 2008 18:31:03 +0000 Ms. Fuller http://msfuller.edublogs.org/2008/05/23/civil-rights-state-of-louisiana-literacy-test/ Here is a copy of the literacy test that we looked at in class:

http://rights.teachingmatters.org/files/Louisiana_Literacy_Test.pdf

This was used to deny African-Americans the right to vote because it was nearly impossible to pass this test.

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The website is:  rights.teachingmatters.org  (no www)

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