Poll Tax Receipt
Files
Title
Poll Tax Receipt
Subject
A poll tax receipt
Description
Citizens were required to pay a poll tax to register to vote. These fees restricted poor African Americans from voting. This receipt is from Birmingham, Alabama in 1896. The poll tax was for the entire year.
Source
Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Date
1896
Format
Receipt
Collection
Citation
“Poll Tax Receipt,” Digital Exhibits, accessed October 30, 2025, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/5489.