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Poll tax

Collection:: Encyclopedia Virginia
Title:: Poll tax
Creator:: Tarter, Brent
Date of Original:: 2009
Subject:: Poll tax--Virginia--History
Poll tax--Law and legislation--Virginia
African Americans--Suffrage--Virginia
Location:: United States, Virginia, 37.54812, -77.44675
Medium:: articles
Type:: Text
Format:: text/html
Description:: Entry on the use of the poll tax to disenfranchise voters in Virginia. Includes a brief list of suggested readings and a timeline.
Metadata URL:: http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Poll_Tax
Language:: eng
Contributing Institution:: Virginia Humanities
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