Properties (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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| gptkbp:contemporary |
still cited in civil rights cases
|
| gptkbp:court |
expanded civil rights protections
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
nan |
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:U.S._federal_courts
federal_lawsuits |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Reconstruction Era
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
addressed racial discrimination
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Civil Rights Act of 1871
|
| gptkbp:impact |
increased federal protection of civil rights
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
|
| gptkbp:judges |
various_Supreme_Court_rulings
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced civil rights movements
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
allows lawsuits for civil rights violations
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
part_of_Reconstruction_legislation
|
| gptkbp:mandates |
prohibits deprivation of rights under color of law
addresses issues of conspiracy to deprive rights allows for class action lawsuits allows for damages in civil rights violations applies to state and local officials enables federal oversight of state actions includes protections for civil liberties rights includes protections for civil service rights includes protections for due process rights includes protections for education rights includes protections for employment rights includes protections for equal protection rights includes protections for freedom of press rights includes protections for freedom of speech rights includes protections for health care rights includes protections for housing rights includes protections for public safety rights includes protections for public services includes protections for social services includes protections for transportation rights includes protections for voting rights includes provisions for attorney fees provides for federal jurisdiction over civil rights cases protects against discrimination in education protects against discrimination in employment protects against police misconduct provides for injunctive relief includes protections for freedom of assembly rights includes protections for freedom of petition rights includes protections for public accommodations rights includes protections for freedom of religion rights protects against discrimination in public accommodations |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1875 |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to protect civil rights
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Charles_Sumner
Thaddeus Stevens 15th Amendment 14th Amendment Civil Rights Cases (1883) |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Section 1983
|
| gptkbp:signature |
President_Ulysses_S._Grant
|
| gptkbp:significance |
foundation for future civil rights legislation
|
| gptkbp:targets |
gptkb:African_Americans
|
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
April 20, 1871
|