Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1900
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
event
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
education funding
local government structure taxation policies election processes judicial system reforms |
| gptkbp:date |
1900
|
| gptkbp:duration |
several months
|
| gptkbp:governmentType |
state constitution
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
racial segregation policies
post-Reconstruction_era economic_changes_in_Georgia rise_of_the_Democratic_Party |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1900
|
| gptkbp:impact |
voter disenfranchisement
|
| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
economic inequality
social justice government accountability racial discrimination labor rights transportation infrastructure political power dynamics land ownership rights public education access healthcare_access |
| gptkbp:legacy |
impact on civil rights movements
foundation for future constitutional revisions influence_on_Southern_state_constitutions long-term_effects_on_Georgia_politics shaping_of_modern_Georgia_governance |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act Georgia_Election_Code |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Georgia
|
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Joseph_E._Brown
gptkb:John_S._C._Abbott gptkb:Hoke_Smith |
| gptkbp:outcome |
adoption of the 1900 Constitution
|
| gptkbp:participants |
delegates_from_across_Georgia
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to revise the state constitution
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Georgia_Constitutional_Convention_of_1945
gptkb:Georgia_Constitutional_Convention_of_1877 |
| gptkbp:significance |
established voting restrictions
restructured state government |