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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:An_Act_to_protect_all_Persons_in_the_United_States_in_their_Civil_Rights,_and_furnish_the_Means_of_their_Vindication
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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all persons born in the United States except Native Americans not taxed
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gptkbp:awardedBy
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citizenship to all persons born in the United States
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gptkbp:basisFor
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gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:14_Stat._27
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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1866
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:enforcedBy
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federal courts
federal marshals
military authorities
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gptkbp:excludes
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Native Americans not taxed
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first United States federal law to define citizenship and affirm equal protection under the law
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Civil Rights Act of 1866
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Abolition of slavery
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gptkbp:prohibits
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racial discrimination in civil rights
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gptkbp:purpose
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define citizenship
protect civil rights of African Americans
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1871
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gptkbp:section
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Section 1 defines citizenship and equal rights
Section 2 provides penalties for violating rights
Section 3 gives federal courts jurisdiction
Section 4 authorizes use of federal marshals
Section 5 authorizes military enforcement
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
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gptkbp:vetoedBy
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gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Reconstruction_era
gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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