Considers (77) S. 1280.

In Bring Back the Poll Tax! The GOP War on Voting Rights Earl Ofari Hutchinson explains this and much more: *"Write in the space below a section of the Mississippi Constitution and interpret it" 1955 Mississippi Literacy Test Question- *How Major Corporations Bankroll voter suppression laws *Florida and Georgia's purge of thousands of Black and Hispanic voters prevented the election of Black Governors in those states *How Felon vote bans still disenfranchise millions of Blacks in nearly all states *How Trump won the White House with vote suppression *How GOP controlled state legislatures control the voting process *Why the GOP will never do away with the Electoral College *The GOP Plan to take Back Congress and the White House in 2022 and 2024

"Originally submitted as a doctoral dissertation at the Johns Hopkins University." Bibliographical footnotes.

Reviled by the public and disowned by politicians, the poll tax was the most celebrated political disaster in post-war Britain. This book tells the full story of the poll tax, from its conception to its demise.