Analyze the political and legal strategies used against segregation. Include a discussion of conditions under segregation in the early twentieth century and the ruling Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) as well as the Supreme Court decisions and reasoning that led to Brown v. Board of Education (1954). How were tactics such as grandfather clauses, white primaries, literacy tests, poll taxes, and racial gerrymandering used to deny voting rights to minority groups, despite the Fourteenth Amendment? What measures abolished these types of laws?
Your essay should be at least 500 words in length (2 pages, double-spaced), using 12-point font, and in proper APA format. You should use a minimum of two sources, one of which may be the textbook. Include a references list of your sources at the end of your essay.
