Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1915

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Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:attendance delegates from various counties
gptkbp:completed ratification vote
gptkbp:controversy education funding
taxation policies
local government authority
gptkbp:discusses infrastructure development
public health
labor rights
women's suffrage
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:Atlanta
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1915
gptkbp:impact influenced future state legislation
gptkbp:influenced local economic conditions
national political trends
gptkbp:involved educational institutions
community leaders
legal scholars
business interests
gptkbp:is_featured_in committee reports
public hearings
expert testimonies
gptkbp:is_studied_in historians
political scientists
gptkbp:is_used_in textbooks
academic journals
gptkbp:led_to subsequent constitutional conventions
gptkbp:location gptkb:Georgia
gptkbp:notable_event debate over voting rights
discussion of racial segregation
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Joseph_E._Brown
gptkb:Hoke_Smith
gptkbp:opposedBy civil rights activists
progressive reformers
gptkbp:outcome adoption of a new state constitution
gptkbp:performedBy Governor_of_Georgia
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Georgia_Constitutional_Convention_of_1877
gptkbp:purpose to revise the state constitution
gptkbp:reflects regional political dynamics
cultural_attitudes_of_the_South
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
Progressive Era reforms
federalism debates
state sovereignty issues
gptkbp:resultedIn changes to executive powers
changes to judicial system
changes to legislative structure
new amendments to the constitution
gptkbp:significance addressed issues of governance
reflected social attitudes of the time
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:Georgia_Constitution_of_1945
gptkbp:year 1915