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Henry David Thoreau ended up in the Concord jail for refusing to pay his poll tax on July 23, 1846. He was an abolitionist and had refused to pay for the past 6 years. Another person paid his back taxes and he was released the next day.

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He didn't pay a poll taxes for 6 years.

poll tax: fee some states and localities required from each citizen as a qualification for voting. It is now considered unconstitutional in the United States to charge such a tax.

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Thoreau was jailed for his refusal to pay a tax he disagreed with. (A friend paid the tax for him, and Thoreau was released within hours.)

Thoreau's essay "Civil Disobedience" encouraged actions against government when unhappy with its decisions. Thoreau acted in accordance with his works ;)

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He refused to pay a tax that would be used to support slavery 1846. He spent a night in jail for refusing to pay delinquent poll taxes. See the link below.

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he refused to pay a poll tax

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