North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1868

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy popular vote
gptkbp:context gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate March 17, 1868
gptkbp:followedBy North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1875
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1868
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:notableDelegate gptkb:William_Woods_Holden
gptkb:James_H._Harris
Abraham Galloway
gptkbp:numberOfDelegates 120
gptkbp:precededBy North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1835
gptkbp:president Calvin J. Cowles
gptkbp:purpose draft new state constitution
gptkbp:resultedIn North Carolina Constitution of 1868
gptkbp:significance granted African American men the right to vote
expanded civil rights
established public education system
abolished property qualifications for voting
gptkbp:startDate January 14, 1868
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Walker_Hood
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7