Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:African-American
minority voters |
| gptkbp:amendedBy |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1957
|
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
Civil rights legislation Voting rights legislation |
| gptkbp:containsProvision |
federal inspection of local voter registration polls
preservation of voting records establishment of federal referees to help African Americans register to vote penalties for obstructing court orders regarding school desegregation |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
May 6, 1960
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Civil Rights Act of 1960
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:longTitle |
An Act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes.
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1957
|
| gptkbp:publicLawNumber |
gptkb:Public_Law_86-449
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to address discriminatory practices in voting
to strengthen enforcement of voting rights |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:White_House |
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Thomas_C._Hennings_Jr.
gptkb:Emanuel_Celler |
| gptkbp:statutesAtLargeCitation |
gptkb:74_Stat._86
|
| gptkbp:title |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1960
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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