15th Amendment

GPTKB entity

Statements (145)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:addresses voting rights
voting rights regardless of race
race and voting rights
gptkbp:allows voter discrimination
denial of voting rights based on race
denial of the right to vote based on race
denial of voting rights
denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:none
subsequent legislation
subsequent amendments
subsequent voting rights amendments
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:United_States
citizens of the United States
gptkbp:associated_with Freedmen
gptkbp:challenges gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
gptkbp:commemorated_by various events and programs
gptkbp:consequences voting rights protection
voting rights litigation
gptkbp:contributes_to democratic participation
gptkbp:enacted_by February 3, 1870
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
the federal government
gptkbp:ensures African American men the right to vote
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on scholarly research
gptkbp:has_led_to various landmark voting rights legislation
gptkbp:historical_achievement African American rights
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
post-Civil War America
gptkbp:historical_debate voting rights for women
gptkbp:historical_interpretation gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:historical_significance expansion of suffrage
landmark civil rights legislation
landmark in civil rights
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gptkbp:impact African American suffrage
African American voting rights
voting rights legislation
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
abolitionist movements
Civil War outcomes
gptkbp:inspired_by abolitionist movement
gptkbp:is_a_foundation_for subsequent voting rights legislation
electoral rights
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of American democracy
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:historical_analysis
political science studies
gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of equality in voting
gptkbp:is_associated_with the expansion of civil liberties
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Black_History_Month
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
voter ID laws
numerous court cases
gptkbp:is_cited_in court cases regarding voting rights
voting rights cases
gptkbp:is_considered Supreme Court decisions
gptkbp:is_countered_by state laws restricting voting rights
various discriminatory voting laws
gptkbp:is_critical_for gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:United_States_Congress
political discussions about voting rights
gptkbp:is_essential_for ensuring voting access
gptkbp:is_linked_to the fight against Jim Crow laws
gptkbp:is_often_associated_with gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
the Voting Rights Act of 1965
gptkbp:is_often_described_as the Voting Rights Amendment
gptkbp:is_often_seen_in gptkb:public_discourse
gptkbp:is_often_used_in discussions about disenfranchisement
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:militant_group
gptkb:Southern_Democrats
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_U._S._Constitution
gptkb:Reconstruction_Amendments
gptkb:U._S._Constitution
gptkbp:is_recognized_by various civil rights organizations
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:political_debates
gptkb:educational_curricula
gptkbp:is_related_to suffrage movements
gptkbp:is_significant_for expanding democracy
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Republican_Party
African American activists
gptkbp:is_taught_in American history classes
gptkbp:key_feature American constitutional law
gptkbp:landmark American legal history
civil rights legislation
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:the_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
ongoing civil rights struggles
gptkbp:legal_framework Supreme Court rulings
voting equality
gptkbp:legal_issue Supreme Court cases
voter suppression laws
gptkbp:mandates the right to vote regardless of race
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkb:Reconstruction_Amendments
gptkb:U._S._Constitution
gptkbp:passes_through February 26, 1869
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:the_40th_Congress
gptkb:United_States_Congress
1869
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:U._S._Congress
gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:California
gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:Delaware
gptkb:Florida
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkb:Tennessee
gptkb:Texas
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkb:Alabama
gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkb:Mississippi
1870
state legislatures
the states
February 3, 1870
two-thirds majority in Congress
gptkbp:regulatory_compliance voter suppression
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:feminism
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:significance expansion of suffrage
expansion of democracy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:13th_Amendment
gptkbp:was_a_response_to post-Civil War discrimination
gptkbp:was_a_result_of the abolition of slavery
gptkbp:was_influenced_by abolitionist movements
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
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