Statements (20)
Predicate | Object |
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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
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:dateEnacted |
May 31, 1870
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gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First Ku Klux Klan Act
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gptkbp:officialName |
gptkb:Enforcement_Act_of_1870
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gptkbp:partOf |
Reconstruction Era legislation
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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
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1870
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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