Geary Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (15)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:controversy led to legal challenges regarding civil rights
gptkbp:date_enacted 1892
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Geary Act
gptkbp:impact increased discrimination against Chinese immigrants
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for required Chinese residents to carry identification
gptkbp:purpose to extend the Chinese Exclusion Act
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act_of_1902
gptkbp:significance first federal law to require identification for a specific ethnic group
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act
gptkb:the_Chinese_Exclusion_Act
gptkb:1882_Chinese_Exclusion_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4