Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Enforcement_Act_of_1870
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| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:16_Stat._140
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
May 31, 1870
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:historicalName |
gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First Enforcement Act
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Enforcement_Acts
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| gptkbp:prohibits |
intimidation of voters
discrimination in voter registration |
| gptkbp:provides |
federal oversight of elections
criminal penalties for interfering with voting rights |
| gptkbp:purpose |
protect African Americans' right to vote
enforce the Fifteenth Amendment |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Second_Enforcement_Act
gptkb:Third_Enforcement_Act |
| gptkbp:repealedPortionsBy |
later legislation
|
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Enforcement_Act_of_1870
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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