How did the adoption of a 1910 voter’s literacy test deter african american voters? a. the test indicated that african american voters would be prosecuted by the state if they participated in voting. b. most african american voters were not deterred and voted in elections anyway. c. african american voters registered to vote in neighboring states to bypass the 1910 legislation. d. many former slaves were illiterate; in addition, the law was meant to intimidate literate african americans with difficult questions.