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gptkbp:instanceOf
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legislation
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gptkbp:aimsTo
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protect voting rights
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gptkbp:amends
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1957
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gptkbp:criticism
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insufficient protections
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:enforces
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gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
federal examiners
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gptkbp:goal
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eliminate racial discrimination in voting
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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Civil Rights Era
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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paved the way for future civil rights legislation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Civil Rights Act of 1960
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gptkbp:impact
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increased_voter_registration_among_African_Americans
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gptkbp:influenced
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subsequent civil rights laws
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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Supreme_Court_decisions
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gptkbp:legacy
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foundation for voting rights advocacy
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gptkbp:legislation
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passed_by_both_houses_of_Congress
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gptkbp:mandates
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prohibits literacy tests
requires states to provide voter registration information
allows federal prosecution of voter intimidation
prohibits discrimination in voting
requires federal oversight in certain jurisdictions
establishes federal oversight of voter registration
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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Southern Democrats
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1957
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gptkbp:publicAccess
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mixed reactions
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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Civil Rights marches
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gptkbp:relatedPatent
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gptkb:Sonia_Sotomayor
gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Marva_Collins
gptkb:Andrew_Young
gptkb:C.T._Vivian
gptkb:Angela_Y._Davis
gptkb:Bobby_Seale
gptkb:Elena_Kagan
gptkb:James_Bevel
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Oprah_Winfrey
gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Ella_Baker
gptkb:Maxine_Waters
gptkb:A._Philip_Randolph
gptkb:Angela_Davis
gptkb:Michelle_Obama
gptkb:Bayard_Rustin
gptkb:Kamala_Harris
gptkb:Barbara_Jordan
gptkb:Huey_P._Newton
gptkb:Fannie_Lou_Hamer
gptkb:Assata_Shakur
gptkb:Malcolm_X
gptkb:Rosa_Parks
gptkb:Stokely_Carmichael
gptkb:Shirley_Chisholm
gptkb:Diane_Nash
gptkb:Dorothy_Height
gptkb:Julian_Bond
gptkb:Ketanji_Brown_Jackson
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:signature
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gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
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gptkbp:significance
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strengthens civil rights protections
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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gptkbp:supports
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Civil Rights activists
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1960-05-06
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