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Loc: America's Story: The 24th Amendment Ended the Poll Tax

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Some American citizens were never able to exercise their voting rights because of the poll tax. Learn about the intentions behind prohibiting poor Americans from voting, and how the 24th Amendment to the Constitution banned the poll tax.

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voting rights
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ban of toll tax, class bias, discrimination and voting, disenfranchised, disfranchisement, poll tax, race and civil rights, wealth bias, 24th amendment to the constitution, african americans and voting, civil rights and the constitution, 24th amendment: ban of the poll tax
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)