Civil Rights Act of 1871

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ku_Klux_Klan_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy multiple times
gptkbp:appliesTo local officials
state actors
gptkbp:category gptkb:Reconstruction_Amendments
Civil rights legislation
United States federal civil rights legislation
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:42_U.S.C._§_1983
gptkbp:dateEnacted April 20, 1871
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Civil Rights Act of 1871
gptkbp:influencedBy Ku Klux Klan activities
gptkbp:legalImpact basis for Section 1983 lawsuits
gptkbp:providesFor civil action for deprivation of rights
federal prosecution of civil rights violations
gptkbp:purpose combat Ku Klux Klan violence
protect civil rights
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Enforcement_Acts
gptkbp:section gptkb:Section_8
Section 1
Section 2
Section 7
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5