The 24th Amendment, ratified in 1964, outlawed poll taxes, a discriminatory practice used to deter Black Americans from voting. Several lawmakers commemorated this milestone, emphasizing the ongoing need to protect the right to vote and address remaining barriers to voting.
This week in 1964, President Johnson signed into law the 24th Amendment to the Constitution, outlawing the poll tax. I’m proud Illinois was the first state to ratify this effort to end this blatant practice of disenfranchising people of color and the poor. https://t.co/PDGk2fej4g
Yesterday marked 60 years since the 24th Amendment banned poll taxes, a common tactic in the Jim Crow south. Though poll taxes and literacy tests may have ended, many barriers to voting remain. We must continue working to uphold the freedom to vote and protect our democracy.
For decades, poll taxes were used to keep people of color from voting. In 1964, the 24th Amendment finally rid our elections of this racist, anti-democratic practice. Sixty years later, extremists are again trying to limit your right to vote. I won't let them get away with it.
#OnThisDayInHistory, the 24th Amendment was ratified, eliminating the poll tax. The tax, which was just one of the many discriminatory Jim Crow laws, was meant to deter Black Americans from voting. The right to vote is sacred and should always be protected. https://t.co/6PYlg0bSVy
In 1948, Dad paid a poll tax to vote. He kept the receipt in his Bible. OTD in 1964, the 24th Amendment was ratified outlawing poll taxes. In 2023, I took my oath of office on Dad’s Bible to remind myself of the sacrifices he and many others made for the sacred right to vote. https://t.co/LUOaH8jomy