Act of March 2, 1867

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Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addresses disenfranchisement of African Americans
gptkbp:affects state governments
Southern States
gptkbp:aims_to protect the rights of freedmen
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Act_of_July_19,_1867
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Radical_Republicans
gptkbp:authorizes gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:can_lead_to increased federal authority
gptkbp:contributes_to end of slavery
gptkbp:date_enacted 1867-03-02
gptkbp:enables elections in Southern states
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkbp:encourages political engagement of freedmen
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:establishes voter eligibility criteria
military districts
military oversight of elections
gptkbp:facilitates reconstruction of Southern society
gptkbp:has_impact_on gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkbp:historical_context post-Civil War America
gptkbp:historical_documentation U. S. legislative history
gptkbp:historical_significance foundation for civil rights legislation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Act of March 2, 1867
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:involves registration of voters
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:is_considered controversial legislation
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:Southern_Democrats
military governance
military rule over civilian government
gptkbp:is_discussed_in academic literature
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
gptkbp:is_implemented_in military governors
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:militant_group
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:American_history
Reconstruction policy
gptkbp:is_referenced_in historical analyses
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Civil_War_amendments
gptkbp:is_supported_by African American leaders
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:15th_Amendment
gptkbp:legislation reconstruction of the South
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Reconstruction_Acts
gptkbp:precedent federal intervention in state affairs
gptkbp:promotes African American participation in politics
gptkbp:purpose to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Military_Reconstruction_Act
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Act_of_March_11,_1868
gptkbp:requires new state constitutions
registration of voters
ratification of new state constitutions
gptkbp:supports equal protection under the law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Reconstruction_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5