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In 1964 the Twenty-fourth Amendment prohibited the use of poll taxes. In 1965, the Voting Rights Act directed the Attorney General to enforce the right to vote for African Americans. The 1965 Voting Rights Act created a significant change in the status of African Americans throughout the South.
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∙ 11y agoPoll taxes arose in some southern states following the end of the Civil War and the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the US Constitution in 1870. That amendment extended the right to vote to all male citizens, regardless of race or color. The poll tax laws generally did not specify that citizens of a certain race had to pay the levy. However, they were written in such a way that, while technically they applied to all voters, "grandfather" exemptions were offered to those who could demonstrate that they or their fathers or grandfathers had voted in elections during and prior to the Civil War. Obviously, since blacks and native Americans could not legally vote in those states before 1870, they were excluded en masse from the "grandfather" exemptions.
The last of these state poll taxes -- Mississippi's -- was overturned by the US Supreme Court in 1966.
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∙ 15y agoThey keeped many African Americans from voting.
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∙ 9y agoThey limited the number of people to those who could afford to vote.
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∙ 10y agoThe blacks couldn't afford the tax
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How did the twenty-fourth amendment help African Americans?
by eliminating poll taxes
What did southerner whites use to disenfranchise African Americans after the civil war?
poll taxes and literacy tests
How was the poll tax accomplished?
The Poll Taxes were created by act of various state legislatures.
States could not use poll taxes to deny a person the right to vote according to which amendent?
The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution bars the use of poll taxes. This makes it illegal in all states to use poll taxes and the non-payment of such taxes to keep anyone from voting. The amendment therefore stops any and all use of poll taxes.
What were poll taxes?
Poll taxes were taxes that had to be paid by registered voters. The courts decided it was illegal as the poorer people could not afford it and this prevented them from voting. Blacks could generally not afford the tax.
How did poll taxes place limits on African Americans?
They limited the number of people to those who could afford to vote.
What was prohibited under the Twenty-fourth Amendment?
The 24th amendment prohibited poll taxes
Why do poll taxes hurt low income citizens?
Low income citizens cannot afford to pay the poll taxes. If they don't pay poll taxes, they can't vote. Incidentally, poll taxes have been outlawed in the United States.
How did the twenty-fourth amendment help African Americans?
by eliminating poll taxes
What are the taxes paid in order to vote?
Poll Taxes
Which amendment made poll taxes illegal?
The Twenty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution made poll taxes illegal. =)
Are poll taxes illegal in all federal elections?
Yes, poll taxes are illegal in all government elections.
How did southerners keep freedmen from voting?
by poll taxes, made them pass literacy test, and the Grandfather clause. :)
What did southerner whites use to disenfranchise African Americans after the civil war?
poll taxes and literacy tests
How was the poll tax accomplished?
The Poll Taxes were created by act of various state legislatures.
Are poll taxes legal?
A poll tax is illegal because it prevents minorities from voting.
States could not use poll taxes to deny a person the right to vote according to which amendent?
The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution bars the use of poll taxes. This makes it illegal in all states to use poll taxes and the non-payment of such taxes to keep anyone from voting. The amendment therefore stops any and all use of poll taxes.
