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Watch This Disturbing Video Showing Harvard Students Try To Pass Louisiana's 1964 Literacy Test

Kamelia Angelova   

Watch This Disturbing Video Showing Harvard Students Try To Pass Louisiana's 1964 Literacy Test
Education1 min read

A group of Harvard students took the 1964 Louisiana Literacy Test as part of a project to raise awareness about barriers to voting.

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.

Video courtesy of Carl L Miller

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