Amendment Twenty Four and It's Meaning

Amendment Twenty Four

"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 of failure to pay poll tax or other tax.

Section 2

The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."


The 24th amendment was created because there used to be poll taxes required to vote because they effectively prevented African Americans from voting because they would not have enough money. It was unfair and that is why this amendment was created. Although they had the right to vote, it was harder for them to do so because of this tax.
I am all for this amendment because it leads to more equality for all and was done so for the right reasons. There shouldn't have ever even been a tax to vote, because that is a RIGHT.

Yet again another crumby video, but it'll do for me! It is short and simple and easy to understand. It points out the pros of the amendment and also how it was a big step forward for the civil rights activist movement- Africans Americans were paid less than white people and could not afford to vote.

.I got this picture from http://imgarcade.com/1/amendment-24-poll-tax/

I chose this picture because it really stood out to me. I was looking through google for some pictures of the 24th amendment and a bunch of poll tax receipts came up. On each one they have to put their color and I noticed that every one I looked at was a white person which goes to show that it really did limit African Americans from voting. I also thought this was pretty interesting just to see. The price went up over the years as well when I looked at one is was just $1 and this one is $1.75.