Comment on Juneteenth observed in Colorado Springs for first time in three years

Juneteenth observed in Colorado Springs for first time in three years

When state Rep. Tony Exum campaigns door-to-door, he carries a receipt for a poll tax. It's dated Feb.24, 1964, and was given to him by a constituent. Poll taxes, a charge that had to paid to register to vote, along with other methods of preventing blacks from voting in the Jim Crow South such as literacy tests - are a reminder of the importance of observing Juneteenth, Exum says. "I carry (the poll tax receipt) around with me and when I come upon people that say their vote doesn't count or 'I'm not registered,' then I challenge them," Exum said.

 

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