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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:amended_by
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1982
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1970
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Reauthorization_and_Amendments_Act_of_2006
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gptkbp:date_enacted
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August 6, 1965
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
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gptkbp:enforces
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gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Justice
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gptkbp:has_impact_on
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
African American voting rights
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Signed Voting Rights Act
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gptkbp:impact
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increased voter registration among minorities
reduced racial discrimination in voting practices
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gptkbp:includes_provisions_for
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requires jurisdictions with significant language minority populations to provide bilingual ballots
prohibits racial discrimination in voting
allows federal oversight of voter registration in certain jurisdictions
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
Civil Rights Movement activism
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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gptkb:Southern_Democrats
some Republican lawmakers
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
Civil Rights leaders
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gptkbp:judicial_review
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Supreme Court cases
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gptkbp:legacy
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foundation for future voting rights legislation
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gptkbp:purpose
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eliminate barriers to voting
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Brnovich_v._Democratic_National_Committee
gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Advancement_Act
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1960
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1957
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gptkbp:repealed_by
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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