enforced racial segregation in the Reconstruction-Era South

prohibited African-American emancipation in the South prior to the Civil War

were overturned by the Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson

were not supported by institutions of the United States Government

encouraged African Americans to vote during the Civil Rights Era.

prevent African Americans from voting in the Reconstruction-Era South

encourage African Americans to vote during and after the Civil Rights Era

prevent the poor and working class from voting in the early days of the Republic

ensure that those voting in elections were well educated

prevent any candidate from running for election over and over again