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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Constitution
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gptkbp:associated_with
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African American suffrage
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gptkbp:consequences
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expanded voting rights
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:legislation
States of the United States
February 3, 1870
proposed by Congress
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gptkbp:enforces
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gptkb:Federal_Government
Congress has the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first constitutional amendment to address voting rights directly
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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15th Amendment to the United States Constitution
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:political_movement
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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abolitionist movements
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gptkbp:is_challenged_by
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gptkb:Jim_Crow_Laws
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gptkbp:legal_issue
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Supreme Court cases
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Constitution
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:14th_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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gptkbp:purpose
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prohibit the denial of voting rights based on race
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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gptkbp:significance
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landmark in American civil rights history
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gptkbp:state
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29
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gptkbp:status
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part of the Constitution
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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gptkb:16th_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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gptkbp:text
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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Thaddeus_Stevens_Jr.
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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