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What was the poll taxes based on?

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Anonymous

8y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

They were instituted to stop African Americans from voting. They made very little income so a high poll tax stopped them from voting because they couldn't afford it. If they paid the tax they were given a reading test of reading a section of the constitution. Since it was against the law to teach a slave to read many African Americans couldn't read and the lack of a good educational system kept African American children from passing when they were ready to vote.

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8y ago

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