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Documents45 of 339New Your Central certificate of service 1891-1934.Crie Prophecy,  XIX Century
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    Posted 8 years ago

    Meowman
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    When my father moved to Texas in the early 1960s, he was appalled that Poll Taxes were still in place. A remnant of Jim Crow segregation, Poll Taxes were instituted in many Southern states in an effort to disenfranchise African-American voters. He saved the last poll tax receipt he received, and eventually framed it, as a reminder of how far we have (or haven't) come.

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    1. SpiritBear, 8 years ago
      Very cool.
    2. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 8 years ago
      I remember those days.

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