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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Robert_F._Kennedy
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gptkbp:affects
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reduced racial discrimination in voting practices
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gptkbp:amended_by
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1982
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1975
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1992
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1970
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Reauthorization_and_Amendments_Act_of_2006
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:National_Urban_League
gptkb:political_party
gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:SNCC
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:Malcolm_X
gptkb:Rosa_Parks
gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
gptkb:Congress_of_Racial_Equality
gptkb:SCLC
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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led to increased political activism among minorities
influenced educational programs on civil rights
influenced music and art related to civil rights
inspired voter registration drives
shaped public discourse on race and voting
inspired documentaries and films about civil rights
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gptkbp:effective_date
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August 6, 1965
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:legislation
gptkb:U._S._Congress
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:enforces
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gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Justice
preclearance requirement
federal examiners
federal observers
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1957
disenfranchisement of African Americans
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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landmark legislation in the American civil rights movement
landmark legislation in civil rights movement
landmark civil rights legislation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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1965 Voting Rights Act
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gptkbp:impact
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increased voter registration among African Americans
increased voter registration
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gptkbp:includes_provisions_for
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banning literacy tests
prohibits racial discrimination in voting
preclearance requirement
federal oversight of voter registration
provided for federal oversight of voter registration
allowed federal examiners to register voters
banned literacy tests
required jurisdictions with significant racial discrimination to obtain federal approval for changes to voting laws
allowed for federal examiners to oversee elections
required jurisdictions with low voter turnout to obtain federal approval for changes to voting laws
provided for federal oversight of voter registration in certain jurisdictions
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gptkbp:influenced
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subsequent civil rights legislation
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Griswold_v._Connecticut
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
gptkb:Loving_v._Virginia
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Obergefell_v._Hodges
gptkb:United_States_v._Nixon
gptkb:Gideon_v._Wainwright
gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
gptkb:Citizens_United_v._FEC
gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1960
gptkb:Bush_v._Gore
gptkb:March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1943
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gptkbp:inspired
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subsequent voting rights legislation
efforts to combat voter suppression
discussions on gerrymandering
voter ID laws debates
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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gptkb:political_movement
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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African American voters
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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annual commemorations
Voting Rights Act anniversary events
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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debate over preclearance provisions
some argue it led to federal overreach
claims of federal overreach
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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gptkb:Dixiecrats
gptkb:Southern_Democrats
segregationists
some Southern Democrats
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gptkbp:is_recognized_by
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U. S. Supreme Court decisions
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:NAACP
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
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gptkbp:legacy
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foundation for future voting rights legislation
foundation for future voting rights advocacy
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gptkbp:legal_issue
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gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
increased scrutiny of voting laws
Supreme Court rulings on voting rights
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:National_Voter_Registration_Act_of_1993
gptkb:Help_America_Vote_Act_of_2002
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gptkbp:purpose
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eliminate barriers to voting for African Americans
eliminate barriers to voting
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1982
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1970
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1992
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gptkbp:repealed_by
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1975
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gptkbp:signed_by
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gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
August 6, 1965
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gptkbp:significance
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ensured voting rights for all citizens
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