southern states passed grandfather clause along with poll taxes and literacy test in order to: A, raise money to fund the expansion of the freedmen's bureau. B, win political support from southern radical republicans. C, protect former slaves' right to vote in state elections. D, prevent african americans from voting while still allowing poor whites to vote.

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Answer:

D

Explanation:

The term grandfather clause arose from the fact that the laws tied the then-current generation's voting rights to those of their grandfathers. ... As decades passed, Southern states tended to expand the franchise for poor whites, but most blacks could not vote until after passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Answer:D

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