In the wake of the Plessy decision, southern states:
A) declared a moratorium on passing Jim Crow statutes.
B) adopted some combination of grandfather clauses, poll taxes and literacy tests to exclude blacks from the political process.
C) only haltingly began the process of desegregating public schools.
D) deployed militia to expel African Americans from their states.
Answer: B
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