Second Reconstruction Congress

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau
Reconstruction policies
gptkbp:date 1866
gptkbp:goal Reconstruction of the Southern United States
gptkbp:historical_significance Increased tensions between North and South
Foundation for future civil rights legislation
Legislation against racial discrimination
Foundation for future political movements
Promotion of equality under the law
Emergence of African American political leaders
Establishment of civil rights for freedmen
Influence on later civil rights activism
Legacy of Reconstruction policies
Reinforcement of federal authority
Response to Southern resistance
Strengthening of the Republican Party in the South
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Reconstruction Congress
gptkbp:impact gptkb:African_American_civil_rights
Political changes in the South
Economic changes in the South
Social changes in the South
Southern state governments
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Radical_Republicans
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Charles_Sumner
gptkb:Lyman_Trumbull
gptkb:Benjamin_Wade
gptkb:Henry_Winter_Davis
gptkb:Thaddeus_Stevens
gptkbp:outcome Increased federal power in the South
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:First_Reconstruction_Congress
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Reconstruction_Amendments
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkb:14th_Amendment
gptkbp:succeeded_by Third Reconstruction Congress
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_Reconstruction_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8