They wanted to keep the poor and African Americans from voting because they weren't rich enough.
All the southern states
The poll tax was proof that tax payments were made. Poll taxes were required in many Southern states in order to vote.
Poll taxes were not meant to keep the poor from voting, although that was a unintended consequence. Poll taxes were used to keep African-Americans from voting. What made the practice especially egregious was the fact that many Southern states passed laws that exempted most whites from paying the poll tax.
The 24th amendment prohibited poll taxes
Ten Southern states implemented literacy tests and poll taxes to disenfranchise black citizens. These were done effectively through the passage of the Black Codes.
Poll taxes.
Poll taxes and literacy tests
All the southern states
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.
Poll taxes and literacy tests
Poll taxes and literacy tests
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.
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Poll taxes and literacy tests
The poll tax was proof that tax payments were made. Poll taxes were required in many Southern states in order to vote.
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.
The 24th Amendment stated poll taxes could not be used to deny a person the right to vote.