Voter suppression against Black Americans has a long and troubling history in the United States. Since the Reconstruction era following the Civil War, various tactics have been used to prevent Black people from exercising their right to vote. Some examples of voter suppression tactics in Black history include:

1. Poll taxes: Poll taxes were fees that voters were required to pay before they could cast their ballots. These taxes disproportionately affected Black Americans, who often could not afford to pay the fees.

2. Literacy tests: Literacy tests were used to disenfranchise Black voters by requiring them to pass difficult reading and writing tests in order to vote. These tests were often unfairly administered and used to prevent Black people from voting.

3. Grandfather clauses: Grandfather clauses were laws that exempted individuals from voting restrictions if their grandfathers had been eligible to vote before the Civil War. Since most Black people's ancestors were slaves and therefore not eligible to vote before the war, these clauses effectively disenfranchised Black voters.

4. Intimidation and violence: Black voters have often faced intimidation, threats, and violence at the polls, particularly during the Jim Crow era and the civil rights movement. Ku Klux Klan members and other white supremacist groups would intimidate Black voters in an effort to suppress their turnout.

5. Gerrymandering: Gerrymandering is the practice of manipulating the boundaries of electoral districts to favor one party or group over another. This tactic has been used to dilute the voting power of Black communities by packing them into a few districts or splitting them among several districts.

Despite the progress made in the fight for voting rights, voter suppression continues to be a concern for Black Americans today. Efforts to disenfranchise Black voters persist in various forms, including strict voter ID laws, reductions in early voting opportunities, and purges of voter rolls. Recognizing and addressing these ongoing challenges is crucial to ensuring that all citizens have equal access to the ballot box.