Civil Rights Act of 1871

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:advocacy civil rights advocacy groups
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:NAACP
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:case_analysis gptkb:Monroe_v._Pape
gptkbp:community_impact inspired human rights legislation globally
gptkbp:consequences allows lawsuits against state officials
gptkbp:cultural_impact reflected in literature and media
gptkbp:date_enacted April 20, 1871
gptkbp:educational_use taught in law schools
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Police_Department
federal courts
gptkbp:has_sections gptkb:5
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkbp:historical_debate debate over its effectiveness
gptkbp:historical_documentation Congressional records
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:W._E._B._Du_Bois
gptkb:Ella_Baker
gptkb:Bayard_Rustin
gptkb:Malcolm_X
gptkb:Rosa_Parks
gptkbp:historical_significance strengthened federal protection of civil rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Civil Rights Act of 1871
gptkbp:impact civil rights litigation
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for prohibits deprivation of rights under color of law
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:is_a_basis_for gptkb:14th_Amendment
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:African_Americans
gptkbp:judicial_review subject to judicial interpretation
gptkbp:jurisdiction United States federal jurisdiction
gptkbp:legacy foundation for future civil rights laws
gptkbp:legal_framework expanded through court rulings
gptkbp:legal_issue various Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:modern_relevance still cited in civil rights cases
gptkbp:political_impact influenced political discourse on civil rights
gptkbp:political_position to combat racial discrimination
gptkbp:public_reaction mixed reactions
gptkbp:publications various legal commentaries
gptkbp:purpose to protect civil rights
gptkbp:regulatory_compliance local law enforcement resistance
gptkbp:related_amendments gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1875
gptkbp:related_civil_rights_acts gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1991
gptkbp:related_figures gptkb:Charles_Sumner
gptkb:Thaddeus_Stevens
gptkbp:related_rights equal protection under the law
gptkbp:related_to Section 1983
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:none
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis extensively studied in legal scholarship
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:significance first federal law to provide a remedy for civil rights violations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:42nd_United_States_Congress
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkb:41st_United_States_Congress
gptkb:40th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4