The new 1901 Constitution of Alabama included provisions for voter registration that effectively disenfranchised large portions of the population, including nearly all African Americans and Native Americans, and tens of thousands of poor European Americans, through making voter registration difficult, requiring a poll tax and literacy test.
ðə nˈuː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ʌv ˌæləbˈæmə ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd pɹəvˈɪʒənz fɔːɹ vˈoʊɾɚ ɹˌɛdʒɪstɹˈeɪʃən ðæt ɪfˈɛktɪvli dˌɪsɛnfɹˈæntʃaɪzd lˈɑːɹdʒ pˈoːɹʃənz ʌvðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ nˌɪɹli ˈɔːl ˈæfɹɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz ænd nˈeɪɾɪv ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz, ænd tˈɛnz ʌv θˈaʊzəndz ʌv pˈʊɹ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz, θɹuː mˌeɪkɪŋ vˈoʊɾɚ ɹˌɛdʒɪstɹˈeɪʃən dˈɪfɪkəlt, ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ɐ pˈoʊl tˈæks ænd lˈɪɾɚɹəsi tˈɛst.