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Benjamin Franklin was the first who had started the poll tax
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What was poll tax during Reconstruction?
The poll tax was proof that tax payments were made. Poll taxes were required in many Southern states in order to vote.
What is a tax on voters?
In the constitution, Tax on voters is called Poll tax
What kind of tax is a poll tax?
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).
The twenty fourth amendment made the poll tax unconstitutional what was the poll tax and what do you think might have happended if the poll tax had not been abolished?
The poll tax was enacted, primarily in the South, to force people to pay a tax to be allowed to vote. Most people agree that this was a legislated form of racism, as it resulted in preventing poor African-Americans from being allowed to vote because they could not afford the poll tax. Of course, it also meant that the poor of any race could not afford to vote.
What does End of poll tax mean?
When the time for ending the poll tax comes for the year.
