The sentence itself is talking about what must have been a very emotional thing, preparing for departure, while not explaining further on how they felt. They only explained how they spent a lot of time there in an exact way.
It stopped states from preventing former slaves and poor people from voting.
Explanation:
Former slaves and poor people did not have the money to pay the poll taxes for voting. Since this amendment got rid of poll taxes, poor people, everyone does not have to pay to vote. This leads to more voting from the poor.
