Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:addressed |
voter suppression
racial discrimination in voting discriminatory practices in voting |
| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1960
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| gptkbp:controversy |
limited effectiveness in protecting voting rights
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkb:United_States_Congress |
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Commission federal courts |
| gptkbp:goal |
eliminate racial discrimination in voting
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
paved the way for greater civil rights protections
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
marked a shift in federal policy towards civil rights
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Civil Rights Act of 1957
|
| gptkbp:impact |
increased awareness of civil rights issues
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent civil rights legislation
public opinion on civil rights |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
Civil Rights activists |
| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
|
| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:Senator_Lyndon_B._Johnson
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
set the stage for future civil rights legislation
|
| gptkbp:mandates |
authorized federal prosecution of voting rights violations
established_the_Civil_Rights_Commission |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1960
|
| gptkbp:operates |
federal government
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:White_Citizens'_Councils
Southern Democrats segregationists |
| gptkbp:partOf |
Civil Rights legislative history
American_legislative_history |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to protect voting rights
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
increased federal oversight of elections
|
| gptkbp:signature |
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction
|
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
gptkb:NAACP
civil rights organizations African_American_leaders |
| gptkbp:title |
gptkb:Title_II:_Civil_Rights_Commission
Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions Title I: Voting Rights Title III: Federal Court Jurisdiction Title IV: Voting Rights Enforcement |
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
September 9, 1957
|