The twenty-fourth amendment states...
Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason or failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
What it means to me...
This amendment basically eliminated the poll tax. And Congress could enforce this law through legislation as well.
The following is a news article about the poll tax...
This newspaper article discusses our victory of overcoming the poll tax and how we are still struggling with the aspect of having to pay for an ID in order to vote.
The following ...
The above image depicts a group of people rallying for no more poll taxes. This was the biggest movement in our country's history in terms of everyone coming together and rallying for a single cause.
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