First Ku Klux Klan Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Enforcement_Act_of_1870
gptkbp:citation gptkb:16_Stat._140
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted May 31, 1870
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Ku Klux Klan Act
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Enforcement_Act_of_1870
gptkbp:partOf Reconstruction Era legislation
gptkbp:prohibits denial of civil rights
intimidation of voters
gptkbp:providesFor federal oversight of elections
criminal penalties for civil rights violations
gptkbp:purpose combat Ku Klux Klan violence
protect African Americans' right to vote
gptkbp:relatedTo Second Ku Klux Klan Act
Third Ku Klux Klan Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1870
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7