Reconstruction Amendments

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_13th_Amendment
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkb:Radical_Republicans
gptkb:13th_Amendment
gptkb:14th_Amendment
gptkb:15th_Amendment
gptkb:Black_Codes
gptkbp:addressed issues related to former slaves
gptkbp:aims_to secure rights for former slaves
gptkbp:are three amendments to the United States Constitution
gptkbp:enacted_by 1865 and 1870
after the American Civil War
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:U._S._federal_government
gptkbp:established birthright citizenship
gptkbp:has_expansion voting rights
gptkbp:has_influence_on subsequent civil rights legislation
gptkbp:have affirmative action policies
political discourse regarding race.
the political landscape of the U. S.
various ways by courts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reconstruction Amendments
gptkbp:includes gptkb:13th_Amendment
gptkb:14th_Amendment
gptkb:15th_Amendment
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:political_movement
subsequent amendments
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for modern civil rights law
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:Black_Codes
gptkbp:is_associated_with the Republican Party's platform during Reconstruction
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in various civil rights anniversaries
gptkbp:is_challenged_by Supreme Court decisions
gptkbp:is_cited_in numerous Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:is_considered a significant part of American constitutional history
gptkbp:is_countered_by Dred Scott v. Sandford decision
gptkbp:is_critical_for understanding voter rights today
gptkbp:is_criticized_for their enforcement challenges
gptkbp:is_discussed_in American history education
legal and historical contexts
gptkbp:is_essential_for understanding American civil rights history
gptkbp:is_often_associated_with gptkb:Civil_War_Amendments
discussions about equality
gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as a response to systemic racism
gptkbp:is_part_of the broader Reconstruction efforts
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
legal protections against discrimination
gptkbp:part_of Reconstruction Era legislation
gptkbp:significance their impact on American society
gptkbp:subject scholarly research
debate among historians
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the abolition of slavery