Reconstruction Amendments

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:addressed issues related to former slaves
gptkbp:aimed_to_combat gptkb:Black_Codes
gptkbp:aims_to secure rights for former slaves
gptkbp:are three amendments to the United States Constitution
gptkbp:are_a_key_topic_in American history education
gptkbp:are_part_of the broader Reconstruction efforts
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:U._S._federal_government
gptkbp:established birthright citizenship
gptkbp:expansion voting rights
gptkbp:has_influenced subsequent civil rights legislation
gptkbp:has_led_to legal protections against discrimination
gptkbp:have_been_foundational_for affirmative action policies
gptkbp:have_been_interpreted_in various ways by courts
gptkbp:have_been_invoked_in political discourse regarding race.
gptkbp:have_shaped the political landscape of the U. S.
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:Civil_Rights_Movement
subsequent amendments
gptkbp:is_a_foundation_for modern civil rights law
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of scholarly research
debate among historians
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_essential_for understanding American civil rights history
gptkbp:is_often_described_as gptkb:Civil_War_Amendments
gptkbp:is_often_discussed_in legal and historical contexts
gptkbp:is_often_referenced_in discussions about equality
gptkbp:is_often_seen_in a response to systemic racism
gptkbp:is_significant_for their impact on American society
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:part_of Reconstruction Era legislation
gptkbp:ratified_by 1865 and 1870
after the American Civil War
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the abolition of slavery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkb:Republican_Reconstruction
gptkb:Enforcement_Acts
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkb:Radical_Republicans
gptkb:Fifteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkb:13th_Amendment
gptkb:14th_Amendment
gptkb:15th_Amendment
gptkb:Thirteenth_Amendment
gptkb:the_Thirteenth_Amendment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4