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Clipping from the New York Times, “To End the Poll Tax", New York, 1949

1949 ‧ 11.5 x 11.5 cm ‧ Print ‧ color ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections

Summary:	This is a clipping from the New York Times titled “To End the Poll Tax" that was published in 1949. The article talks about the House passing a bill that outlawed the poll tax in primary and national elections for federal officials. It discusses how the poll tax is undemocratic in theory and in practice and that it serves as a weapon against the negro and impoverished white states that impose it. For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42542
Century:	1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:	North America
Place of origin – Country:	United States of America
Place of origin – Region:	New York
Temporal subject:	1901-2000
Geographical subject – Continent:	North America
Geographical subject – Country:	United States of America
Geographical subject – Settlement:	New York
Topical subjects:	poll tax
	Poll tax--Law and legislation
	legislation
	suffrage
	New York times
ArchivesUM location:	AFL-CIO Legislation Department records series 1: Legislative Reference Files, 1921-1978 box : 50 folder 39: Taxes, Poll, March 1949-February 1951 accession 2014-001-RG21-001
Repository:	Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:	Civil Rights, Civic Engagement
Browse terms:	Government, Law, Politics
Copyright holder:	Unknown
Collection:	Digital Collections
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