During reconstruction in the south, poll taxes were used to
a. strengthen african american representation in government.
b. ensure that voters were qualified to participate in elections.
c. deny african american citizens participation in government.
d. prevent former confederate officers from voting in elections.

Option C.

Explanation:

Deny African American citizens participation in government, is the right answer.

The poll tax was a tax that required the African-Americans to pay a certain amount of money prior using their right to vote and receiving privileges from the government. During the Reconstruction in the South, a large section of the African-American community was poor thus they could not pay taxes to entertain their voting rights. Accordingly, it was a method implemented by the White supremacy to deny voting rights to the African-American community.

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