Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:aimsTo |
protect_African_American_citizens
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| gptkbp:allows |
federal prosecution of individuals for civil rights violations
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| gptkbp:amends |
subsequent civil rights acts
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
state and local officials
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:Department_of_Justice
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first federal law to criminalize conspiracies to deprive citizens of their rights
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kuklux Klan Act
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| gptkbp:influenced |
future civil rights movements
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
later anti-lynching legislation
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| gptkbp:isActiveIn |
legal scholarship
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| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
Supreme_Court_cases
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| gptkbp:isCitedIn |
gptkb:Congress
court rulings on civil rights cases legal cases regarding civil rights |
| gptkbp:isConsidered |
a landmark in civil rights law
a_pivotal_moment_in_U.S._legal_history foundational_law_for_civil_rights_in_America |
| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
its limited effectiveness
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| gptkbp:isDiscussedIn |
law school curricula
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| gptkbp:isDocumentedIn |
government archives
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| gptkbp:isExaminedBy |
historical documentaries
|
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
the rise of the Ku Klux Klan
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| gptkbp:isLinkedTo |
the_history_of_the_Ku_Klux_Klan
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| gptkbp:isOftenMadeWith |
discussions about systemic racism
the fight against white supremacy |
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
the struggle for racial equality
the broader context of civil rights legislation. the legal framework for civil rights protections the_legacy_of_Reconstruction_legislation the_narrative_of_American_civil_rights_history |
| gptkbp:isReferencedBy |
civil rights activists
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| gptkbp:isReferencedIn |
historical texts about civil rights
political debates about race relations |
| gptkbp:isRelatedTo |
the_history_of_racial_violence_in_the_U.S.
|
| gptkbp:isUsedBy |
prosecute_Klan_members
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| gptkbp:ledTo |
subsequent civil rights legislation
|
| gptkbp:localHistory |
a response to domestic terrorism
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
Reconstruction Era legislation
|
| gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1871
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| gptkbp:provides |
civil suits against violators
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to_combat_the_Ku_Klux_Klan_and_other_violent_groups
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
increased_federal_enforcement_against_Klan_activities
|
| gptkbp:signature |
President_Ulysses_S._Grant
|
| gptkbp:targets |
gptkb:Ku_Klux_Klan
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| gptkbp:wasAffecting |
gptkb:Senator_Jacob_M._Howard
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| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
the federal government's efforts to restore order
the federal response to Klan violence the_Reconstruction_period |
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1871
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