PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Question
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In 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution was added, outlawing poll taxes. How did poll taxes discriminate against African Americans?
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They kept many African Americans from voting.
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They prevented African Americans from attending certain schools.
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They kept many African Americans from finding employment.
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They segregated African Americans on buses and in restaurants.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Not long ago, citizens in some states had to pay a fee to vote in a national election. This fee was called a poll tax. On January 23, 1964, the United States ratified the 24th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting any poll tax in elections for federal officials.
Detailed explanation-2: -On this date in 1962, the House passed the Twenty-fourth Amendment, outlawing the poll tax as a voting requirement in federal elections, by a vote of 295 to 86. At the time, five states maintained poll taxes which disproportionately affected African-American voters: Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas.
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