> An illiterate white person would have exactly the same problem as what you describe. The standard for the "literacy tests" was roughly that you were exempt i

> An illiterate white person would have exactly the same problem as what you describe. The standard for the "literacy tests" was roughly that you were exempt if your pre-1861 ancestors were allowed to vote. Edit to add: The test questions were along the lines of "Name all of the judges in your state's circuit court" or [0]; note that both selecting the passage and judging the answers was left to the county registrar, and that it was left to their discretion whether it was necessary to administer the test to any given individual. [0] https://www.crmvet.org/docs/550300_wcdc_vote.pdf https://www.crmvet.org/docs/550300_wcdc_vote.pdf