What was poll tax about?

Poll tax was a fee required to be paid in order to vote, historically used in various countries, including the United States, particularly in the South. It was often employed as a means to disenfranchise low-income individuals and minorities, effectively limiting their voting rights. The practice became a focal point of civil rights movements, leading to its eventual abolition in many places, including the U.S. with the 24th Amendment in 1964, which prohibited poll taxes in federal elections.