Second Enforcement Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Enforcement_Act_of_1871
gptkbp:citation 16 Stat. 433
gptkbp:dateEnacted February 28, 1871
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Enforcement Act
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Enforcement_Acts
gptkbp:provides established penalties for interfering with voting rights
allowed federal courts to supervise elections
provided federal oversight of elections
gptkbp:purpose protect African Americans' right to vote
enforce the Fifteenth Amendment
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:First_Enforcement_Act
gptkb:Third_Enforcement_Act
gptkbp:repealedBy partially repealed by later legislation
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_Enforcement_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7