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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Enforcement_Acts
gptkb:41st_United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:addressed
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systematic disenfranchisement
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gptkbp:aims_to
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African American voters
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gptkbp:allows
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federal prosecution of individuals who violated voting rights
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gptkbp:amended_by
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gptkb:Enforcement_Act_of_1871
subsequent enforcement acts
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gptkbp:associated_with
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U. S. Civil Rights history
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gptkbp:combat_system
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racial discrimination in voting
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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the decline of the Ku Klux Klan's influence
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gptkbp:effective_date
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May 31, 1870
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:enforces
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gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Justice
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gptkbp:established
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federal oversight of elections
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gptkbp:historical_context
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post-Civil War America
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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effectiveness of enforcement
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first federal law to protect voting rights
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Enforcement Act of 1870
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gptkbp:impact
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gptkb:political_movement
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gptkbp:includes_provisions_for
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penalties for voter intimidation
protection for election officials
federal supervision of elections in certain areas
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:Reconstruction_Amendments
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gptkbp:influenced
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later voting rights movements
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
social movements of the time
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gptkbp:inspired
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subsequent civil rights laws
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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protecting civil rights
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gptkbp:is_challenged_by
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Supreme Court cases
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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ineffectiveness in some regions
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gptkbp:is_implemented_in
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Southern states
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Southern_Democrats
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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Reconstruction policies
the broader Reconstruction effort
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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gptkb:Republican_Party
African American leaders
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gptkbp:led_to
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increased federal involvement in state elections
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gptkbp:legacy
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foundation for future voting rights legislation
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gptkbp:legal_issue
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Supreme Court rulings
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1875
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gptkbp:part_of
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Reconstruction Era legislation
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gptkbp:precedent
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federal intervention in state voting laws
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gptkbp:purpose
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to enforce the voting rights guaranteed by the 15th Amendment
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gptkbp:regulatory_compliance
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gptkb:local_resistance
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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gptkbp:repealed_by
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subsequent legislation
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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increased voter registration among African Americans
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gptkbp:signed_by
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gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
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gptkbp:targets
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voter intimidation
discrimination in voting
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