poll tax
Example Sentences
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Thoreau believed slavery was morally reprehensible, and refused to pay a poll tax supporting the government that allowed it.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Thoreau spent a night in jail for refusing to pay a poll tax, objecting to slavery and the Mexican War.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
The role meant he was involved in introducing the poll tax in Scotland, where it was piloted a year earlier than in England and Wales.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024
Suttles that upheld the constitutionality of the poll tax.
From Salon • Jul. 31, 2024
One barrier facing potential voters was the poll tax, a special tax required of all voters that many blacks and poor whites could not afford to pay.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
