Watch This Disturbing Video Showing Harvard Students Try To Pass Louisiana's 1964 Literacy Test
Nov 11, 2014, 21:07 IST
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A group of Harvard students took the 1964 Louisiana Literacy Test as part of a project to raise awareness about barriers to voting.
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States in the South issued similar tests some 50 years ago to voters who could not "prove a fifth grade education." They had to pass all 30 questions in 10 minutes to be eligible to vote.
None of the students passed the test.