Button, "Abolish Poll Tax: 100% Democracy," circa 1950
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Artifact Overview
By 1900, most southern states required citizens to pay a tax to vote. Poll taxes were one way to keep Blacks and many poor whites from voting. Though some states repealed their poll tax laws by 1950, five still clung to them. The passage of the 24th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution in 1964 and subsequent court rulings abolished the discriminatory practice.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
circa 1950
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2004.94.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.875 in
Inscriptions
Obverse: ABOLISH POLL TAX / 100% DEMOCRACY
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