PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Twenty-second Amendment
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Twenty-third Amendment
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Twenty-fourth Amendment
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Twenty-fifth Amendment
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Detailed explanation-1: -Amdt24. 1 Overview of Twenty-Fourth Amendment, Abolition of Poll Tax.
Detailed explanation-2: -When the 24th Amendment was ratified in 1964, five states still retained a poll tax: Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas and Virginia. The amendment prohibited requiring a poll tax for voters in federal elections.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -It was proposed by the U.S. Congress on August 27, 1962, and was ratified by the states on January 23, 1964.
Detailed explanation-5: -The 24th Amendment (1964) sought to remove barriers to voting by prohibiting a poll tax. And the Voting Rights Act of 1965 secured voting rights for adult citizens of all races and genders in the form of federal laws that enforced the amendments.