Enforcement Act of 1872

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Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Enforcement_Acts
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Enforcement_Act_of_1875
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Ku_Klux_Klan_Act
gptkbp:consequences criminal penalties for voter intimidation
gptkbp:effective_date 1872
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:U._S._federal_government
federal courts
gptkbp:historical_analysis scholarly interpretations
gptkbp:historical_context post-Civil War America
post-Reconstruction America
gptkbp:historical_debate effectiveness of enforcement
gptkbp:historical_documentation Congressional records
gptkbp:historical_event temporary increase in voter registration
gptkbp:historical_impact shaped future civil rights movements
gptkbp:historical_significance civil rights history
strengthened civil rights protections
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Enforcement Act of 1872
gptkbp:impact influence on civil rights advocacy
increased federal involvement in elections
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for prohibited voter intimidation
allowed federal oversight of elections
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:13th_Amendment
gptkb:14th_Amendment
gptkb:15th_Amendment
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Senator_Benjamin_F._Wade
gptkbp:is_aimed_at African American voters
gptkbp:is_criticized_for debate over effectiveness
limited effectiveness in some regions
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:U._S._Marshals
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Southern_Democrats
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:judicial_review subject to Supreme Court interpretation
gptkbp:legacy impact on future legislation
foundation for future voting rights legislation
gptkbp:legal_issue Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1970
gptkbp:public_perception controversial legislation
gptkbp:purpose to protect voting rights
gptkbp:regulatory_compliance gptkb:local_resistance
gptkbp:related_event Reconstruction era violence
gptkbp:related_show gptkb:Benjamin_F._Wade
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1957
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:significance part of Reconstruction era legislation