A poll tax was used to

A) segregate the voting booth into free "whites-only" lines and paid "non-white" lines.
B) determine who was intelligent enough to vote.
C) make it more difficult for African Americans and poor whites to vote.
D) force individuals to purchase property to obtain voting rights.
E) raise funds for voter registration among the minority community.


C

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