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The Twenty-Fourth Amendment: Ending Poll Taxes in Voting

The Twenty-Fourth Amendment: Ending Poll Taxes in Voting

This video explores the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, ratified in 1964, which abolished poll taxes as a requirement for voting in federal elections. Learn how this amendment was a key victory of the Civil Rights movement, aimed at removing financial barriers that prevented many, particularly African-Americans, from voting. US Constitutional Amendments 21 - 24 part 4