Civil Rights Act of 1866

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addressed voting rights issues
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:NAACP
gptkbp:allows discrimination based on race
lawsuits for damages against violators
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1875
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Charles_Sumner
gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau
gptkb:Thaddeus_Stevens
gptkbp:commemoration historical anniversaries
gptkbp:community_impact social justice movements
inspired global human rights movements
gptkbp:consequences civil rights litigation
gptkbp:controversy opposition from Southern states
gptkbp:cultural_impact representation in media
gptkbp:date_enacted April 9, 1866
gptkbp:economic_impact anti-discrimination policies
gptkbp:educational_value curriculum development
desegregation efforts
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:U._S._federal_courts
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Division_of_the_Justice_Department
Federal courts
gptkbp:established equal rights under the law
gptkbp:has_impact_on African American rights
gptkbp:historical_analysis scholarly interpretations
gptkbp:historical_context post-Civil War America
post-Reconstruction America
gptkbp:historical_debate interpretation of civil rights
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:historical_impact set precedent for future civil rights cases
gptkbp:historical_significance first federal law to define citizenship
first law to affirm civil rights for all citizens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Civil Rights Act of 1866
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
American legal system
social justice movements
equality movements
legal status of freed slaves
gptkbp:included provisions for property rights
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for allowed lawsuits for damages against violators
prohibited discrimination based on race
granted citizenship to all persons born in the U. S.
allowed federal enforcement of civil rights
gptkbp:influenced future civil rights movements
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1957
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
gptkb:Thirteenth_Amendment
social justice advocacy
Reconstruction Era policies
social reform movements
gptkbp:inspired_by abolitionist movements
gptkbp:introduced_in gptkb:Senator_Lyman_Trumbull
gptkbp:is_aimed_at combat racial discrimination
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in legal reviews
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in civil rights commemorations
gptkbp:is_challenged_by Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal arguments for civil rights
gptkbp:is_considered first federal civil rights law
gptkbp:is_criticized_for lack of enforcement mechanisms
gptkbp:is_discussed_in academic studies on race relations
gptkbp:is_documented_in historical archives
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Reconstruction_Amendments
American legal history
gptkbp:is_recognized_as citizenship rights
gptkbp:is_referenced_in historical texts on civil rights
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:is_significant_for gptkb:African_Americans
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Radical_Republicans
gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:Black_Codes
gptkbp:judicial_review subject to Supreme Court review
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Senator_Lyman_Trumbull
gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:led_to subsequent civil rights legislation
gptkbp:legacy foundation for future civil rights legislation
foundation for civil rights protections
gptkbp:legal_framework expanded civil rights protections
interpreted by Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:legal_issue Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:legal_outcome established legal foundation for future civil rights legislation
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1875
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:passes_through over President Johnson's veto
gptkbp:political_impact empowerment of African Americans
voter registration rights
gptkbp:provided equal protection under the law
gptkbp:public_reaction mixed responses from the public
gptkbp:purpose to protect the civil rights of all citizens
gptkbp:real_estate fair housing laws
gptkbp:regulatory_compliance lack of federal enforcement
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Reconstruction_Acts
gptkbp:related_figures gptkb:Hiram_Revels
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Henry_Ward_Beecher
gptkb:Charles_Sumner
gptkb:Benjamin_Butler
gptkb:George_Julian
gptkb:Lyman_Trumbull
gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkb:Robert_Smalls
gptkb:James_M._Ashley
gptkb:Elihu_B._Washburne
gptkb:Thaddeus_Stevens
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1991
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1970
gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkb:14th_Amendment
Equal Protection Clause
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1871
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:was_part_of Reconstruction legislation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Republican_Party
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