What was the problem, in the views of many southern states, with voting laws like literacy tests, poll taxes, and property qualifications?
A) The laws were too subtle; voting should be directly outlawed.
B) Since quite a few blacks owned property, they could still vote.
C) Since blacks could be voting registrars, they could override the tests and admit anyone.
D) The laws might possibly eliminate poor, illiterate white voters as well as black voters.
Answer: D
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