Downtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Poll Tax / 19th Amendment

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, August 17, 2022

1. Poll Tax / 19th Amendment Marker

Inscription. In 1890, the state legislature made payment of a poll tax a condition of voting. Women were granted the right to vote in 1920 with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This receipt is one of the first issued to a woman in Davidson County. The poll tax provision was removed from the state constitution in 1953.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 36° 9.978′ N, 86° 46.703′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. Marker can be reached from 3rd Avenue North north of Union Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Thomas G. Bradford and the Nashville Citizen (here, next to this marker); Robert "Black Bob" Renfro (here, next to this marker); 1933 Tornado in Nashville (here, next to this marker); African Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday School Union (a few steps from this marker); Nashvillians and the Great Depression (a few steps from this marker); Hot Air Balloon Launch (a

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few steps from this marker); Nashville' Public Square (a few steps from this marker); Nashville's Public Square (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, August 17, 2022

2. Poll Tax / 19th Amendment Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 98 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.