Kuklux Klan Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:allows federal prosecution of individuals for civil rights violations
gptkbp:amended_by subsequent civil rights acts
gptkbp:date_enacted gptkb:1871
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:has_historical_significance addressing domestic terrorism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kuklux Klan Act
gptkbp:influenced subsequent civil rights legislation
gptkbp:introduced_in gptkb:Senator_Jacob_M._Howard
gptkbp:is_aimed_at protect the rights of African Americans
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal cases regarding civil rights
gptkbp:is_considered a significant law in U. S. history
gptkbp:is_part_of the broader context of civil rights movements
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Ku_Klux_Klan
gptkbp:is_targeted_at racially motivated violence
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1871
gptkbp:led_to increased federal enforcement against the Klan
gptkbp:legal_issue gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:provided protection for civil rights
gptkbp:purpose to combat the Ku Klux Klan and other violent groups
gptkbp:resulted_in the establishment of federal oversight in the South
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:was_part_of Reconstruction Era legislation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:41st_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6