And so all of these things were designed to just make it as difficult as possible, if not, well, impossible for black residents to vote. Then They implemented poll taxes. You actually had to pay to come in and cast a ballot. And that was also done to silence votes. And redistricting is another thing that states use to. To silence the vote. (05:17–05:23)
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Asserts that poll taxes were used to suppress votes in Texas.
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