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The 24th Amendment abolished the poll tax in federal elections, which was an important step in the civil rights movement aimed at removing barriers to voting. Ratified in 1964, this amendment specifically prohibited the imposition of a poll tax in federal elections, addressing a practice that was used to disenfranchise low-income individuals, particularly African Americans, in the South.

Prior to the amendment, many states charged a tax that voters had to pay in order to cast their ballots, effectively limiting access to the polls for those who could not afford it. The 24th Amendment thus reinforced the principle that voting should be accessible to all citizens, regardless of their economic status.

While the other amendments mentioned play significant roles in civil rights—like the 15th Amendment which prohibits denying the right to vote based on race, the 19th Amendment which granted women the right to vote, and the 26th Amendment which lowered the voting age to 18—they do not specifically address the poll tax, making the 24th Amendment the key constitutional change in this regard.