| Title |
Clipping from the New York Times, “To End the Poll Tax", New York, 1949
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| Description |
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
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| Extent |
11.5 x 11.5 cm; 1 hh:mm:ss; Newspaper clipping; color |
| Date |
1949 |
| Location |
New York; United States; North America |
| Subject(s) |
New York times; Poll tax--Law and legislation; suffrage; poll tax; legislation |
| Citation |
AFL-CIO Legislation Department records, Accession 2014-001-RG21-001, Series 1: Legislative Reference Files, 1921-1978, Box : 50, Folder 39: Taxes, Poll, March 1949-February 1951 |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/39256
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#InC-NC
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| Terms of Use |
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