From 1890 to 1908, the southern states passed new constitutions or amendments that resulted in disfranchisement of most black people and many poor white people, a status that lasted until after passage of federal civil rights legislation in the 1960s.
The southern states passed new constitutions or amendments. This was from 1890 to 1908. These new constitutions resulted in disfranchisement of most black people and many poor white people. Amendments resulted in disfranchisement of most black people and many poor white people. These many poor white people lasted until after passage of federal civil rights legislation in the 1960s. Many poor white people were a status.