Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1905

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf event
gptkbp:addresses civil rights
suffrage
gptkbp:assemblyLocation constitutional convention
gptkbp:celebrates historical societies
gptkbp:controversy education funding
local government structure
taxation policies
judicial reforms
gptkbp:criticism conservative policies
lack of representation of women
disenfranchisement_of_African_Americans
gptkbp:date 1905
gptkbp:discusses economic development
infrastructure improvements
labor rights
racial segregation
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:established new legislative structure
new executive powers
new judicial powers
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:Atlanta
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1905
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
Progressive Era reforms
national political trends
gptkbp:is_attended_by delegates_from_across_Georgia
gptkbp:is_studied_in academic studies
gptkbp:keyEvent U.S._history
Georgia_history
gptkbp:led_to decreased local autonomy
increased state powers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Georgia
gptkbp:mandates local governance
public education
state taxation
election processes
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Joseph_M._Brown
gptkb:Hoke_Smith
gptkbp:outcome adoption of a new state constitution
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Georgia_Constitution_of_1877
gptkbp:purpose to revise the state constitution
gptkbp:resultedIn reduction of voter registration requirements
gptkbp:significance addressed issues of race and voting rights
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:Georgia_Constitution_of_1906
gptkbp:was_a_response_to economic_changes_in_Georgia
political_changes_in_Georgia
social_changes_in_Georgia