Second Reconstruction Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Reconstruction_era
gptkbp:allows African American men to vote
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Third_Reconstruction_Act
gptkbp:applies_to Southern states
gptkbp:date_enacted March 23, 1867
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Radical_Republicans
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces Federal troops
gptkbp:established Military districts in the South
Registration of voters in the South
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Reconstruction Act
gptkbp:increased Federal authority in state matters
gptkbp:influenced Subsequent civil rights legislation
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:First_Reconstruction_Act
gptkbp:is_aimed_at Rebuilding the South
Reintegration of Southern states
Restoring order in the South
Protect civil rights of freedmen
Facilitate Reconstruction efforts
Secure rights for freed slaves
gptkbp:is_challenged_by Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:Yes
Military rule
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:United_States_Congress
Political arenas
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:Union_Army
Military governance
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:White_supremacist_groups
gptkb:Southern_Democrats
Conservative factions
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Radical_Republicans
gptkbp:led_to Voting rights for African Americans
Political tensions in the South
Increased federal presence in the South
gptkbp:legal_issue Southern states
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Reconstruction_era
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:Reconstruction_era
gptkbp:provides Military supervision of elections
gptkbp:purpose To provide for the readmission of Southern states into the Union
gptkbp:ratified_by Southern state legislatures
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Act_of_March_2,_1867
gptkbp:requires Southern states to ratify the 14th Amendment
New state constitutions
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:Establishment_of_Freedmen's_Bureau
Formation of new Southern governments
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:was_affecting Southern society
Political landscape of the South
gptkbp:was_influenced_by Civil War outcomes
gptkbp:was_legally_significant gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:American_history
gptkb:Radical_Reconstruction
Civil rights movement history
Post-Civil War legislation
Legislative efforts for equality
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reconstruction_Acts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4