Why was the poll tax enacted by the southern states ?

Poll Taxes Begun in the 1890s as a legal way to keep African Americans from voting in southern states, poll taxes were essentially a voting fee. Eligible voters were required to pay their poll tax before they could cast a ballo

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i really dont know the answer

c 3 branches because idk why they had 3 well when:

you think of it there are still contrys with 3