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https://i0.wp.com/freespeechforpeople.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/harper-news-cropped.jpg?fit=420%2C368&ssl=1420368Today is the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections, which struck down poll taxes as violating the Equal Protection Clause. But to this day, the United States still allows wealth to be a barrier to political participation, particularly for people of color.