Poll Taxes

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Poll taxes were instituted in the late 19th century and were primarily used to keep poor Americans from voting.

Poll taxes prevented African Americans, Native Americans, and inadvertently poor white Americans.

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Grandfather Laws allowed people who had ancestors that had previously voted to vote. This was primarily used to allow white Americans who could not vote to vote.

Grandfather Laws