Which statement best summarizes the experience of african american voters in the south?
african americans had no voting rights from the end of the civil war until the passage of the voting rights act of 1965.
african americans lost the voting rights they had in reconstruction but regained them from the voting rights act of 1965.
southern states tried to eliminate african american voting rights, but african americans found ways to vote anyway.
african american voters elected politicians who then repealed the laws that restricted african american voting.