12h 6min, feb 18, 1877 y - Jim Crow Era
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Jim Crow laws were adopted to separate the African Americans from the whites in places such as school, hospitals, restrooms, etc. Many African Americans were required to pay a poll tax and take a literary test to vote. Some states had the grandfather clause which said if your grandfather did not vote then you can not vote.
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