Even though the act was passed and supported, many southern states still had opposition towards the new movement and change in society. Whites in the south manipulated with the law to try and continue to take away rights from African Americans with poll taxes and literacy tests. This was expected due to the history of the south's dependence on slavery. This southern resistance came from the deep-rooted ideals that slavery instilled into society: that blacks were objects that could be owned, not people(Daubert, 6). The movement had more support in the north and was strengthened by the media's coverage of all the negativity that surrounded blacks in the south and across the country.
