American Historical Ephemera and Photography

4pp, folio, 8 3/4 x 11 in. (creasing, chipping to edges, soiling).

Pamphlet includes questions arranged in five parts, including general questions about government as a concept, local government, state government, national government, and city and county government, with answers provided. Though the exact purpose of this pamphlet is not stated, it may have been purposed to help prospective voters prepare for literacy tests often disproportionately given to African American voters at the time of registration, in an effort to keep them from voting. Questions include: "In which departments are the Mayor, aldermen, and city court?" "What are some marks of a good citizen?" "Each county has how many unit votes? How many units has your county?" "What are the qualifications for a state senator?" "How do the counties in a Senatorial District elect the Senate?" "Qualifications of a Solicitor General are?" "What is the President's Cabinet?" "what important county positions are held by Negroes and who have them?"

[With:] What the Poll Tax Means. [Washington, DC?]: [National Committee to Abolish the Poll Tax?], n.d. ca 1940s. 8 1/2 x 11 in. (creased, with minor separations and soiling). Flyer/brochure outlines the ways in which the poll tax keeps citizens from voting in southern states and promotes the passing of HR 7, an anti-poll tax bill which was passed by the House of Representatives and was before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the time of this brochure's printing.