The blacks couldn't afford the tax
The poll tax. (:
the Poll tax
In the constitution, Tax on voters is called Poll tax
Some other names for a poll tax are head tax or capitation tax. These names are used in the United States. It also plays a roll in the adoption of income taxes.
Very carefully.
Very carefully.
A Poll tax is a direct tax. A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a tax of a uniform, fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income).
Limit voting rights....and also to dissuade African Americans from voting.The payment of which is sometimes a prerequisite to exercise the right of suffrage.
A fixed tax to be paid before a person could vote was and is called a poll tax. Because it is a fixed amount per person, it could also be called a Head Tax.
The poll tax, a capital tax levied equally on every adult in the community.
Poll Tax Riots happened in 1990.