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The History of the Voting Rights Act
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What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that declared unconstitutional the poll tax, a fee required to vote in some states?
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Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections
💡 Explanation:
In 1966, the Supreme Court ruled in Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections that the poll tax was unconstitutional because it violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.