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Jacob

June 28, 2013, 01:12:04 PM
Just for fun, here's a 1964 literacy test for being able to vote in Louisiana. You have 10 minutes to complete it; a single incorrect answer means you fail. In case of doubt, the registrar will decide whether you pass or fail:





garbon

#1
June 28, 2013, 01:17:17 PM
What does number 1 mean?
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
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derspiess

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June 28, 2013, 01:19:07 PM
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Jacob

#3
June 28, 2013, 01:19:23 PM
Quote from: garbon on June 28, 2013, 01:17:17 PM
What does number 1 mean?

It means that you don't get to vote unless the registrar decides you guessed right in the 1/3rd of a minute you have to answer the question.

And yeah, I don't know. I'd probably circle the 1.

The Brain

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June 28, 2013, 01:22:27 PM
Quote from: garbon on June 28, 2013, 01:17:17 PM
What does number 1 mean?

Pray that Stanford counts as fifth grade education.
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derspiess

#7
June 28, 2013, 01:23:37 PM
Quote from: The Brain on June 28, 2013, 01:22:27 PM
Quote from: garbon on June 28, 2013, 01:17:17 PM
What does number 1 mean?

Pray that Stanford counts as fifth grade education.

:lol:
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

CountDeMoney

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June 28, 2013, 01:25:06 PM

garbon

#9
June 28, 2013, 01:25:50 PM
Quote from: The Brain on June 28, 2013, 01:22:27 PM
Quote from: garbon on June 28, 2013, 01:17:17 PM
What does number 1 mean?

Pray that Stanford counts as fifth grade education.

:hmm:
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Jacob

#10
June 28, 2013, 01:26:55 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 28, 2013, 01:21:39 PM
How many people passed?

I don't have those stats, but my impression of the situation in 1964 Louisiana is "not many". Coincidentally, I also believe that a significantly larger proportion of black people were unable to prove a gr. 5 education compared to the white population.

Baron von Schtinkenbutt

#11
June 28, 2013, 01:32:19 PM
Quote from: Jacob on June 28, 2013, 01:26:55 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 28, 2013, 01:21:39 PM
How many people passed?

I don't have those stats, but my impression of the situation in 1964 Louisiana is "not many". Coincidentally, I also believe that a significantly larger proportion of black people were unable to prove a gr. 5 education compared to the white population.

And most of those white people were probably Cajun, who were only viewed as being a slight step better.

CountDeMoney

#12
June 28, 2013, 01:33:48 PM
Any negroes that passed moved on to the Jelly Bean jar portion of the exam.

Josephus

#13
June 28, 2013, 01:35:37 PM
Yeah, I'm having a hard time getting past the first one. :huh:
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derspiess

#14
June 28, 2013, 01:50:53 PM
Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on June 28, 2013, 01:32:19 PM
Quote from: Jacob on June 28, 2013, 01:26:55 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 28, 2013, 01:21:39 PM
How many people passed?

I don't have those stats, but my impression of the situation in 1964 Louisiana is "not many". Coincidentally, I also believe that a significantly larger proportion of black people were unable to prove a gr. 5 education compared to the white population.

And most of those white people were probably Cajun, who were only viewed as being a slight step better.

Took me a while to realize "coonass" actually meant Cajun.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall
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